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From: david@dhw68k.cts.com (David H. Wolfskill)
Newsgroups: comp.org.usrgroup
Subject: Re: usr/group changing their name
Summary: Proposed new name is "Uniforum"
Message-ID: <22918@dhw68k.cts.com>
Date: 13 May 89 03:45:30 GMT
References: <199565@hrc.UUCP>
Reply-To: david@dhw68k.cts.com (David H. Wolfskill)
Organization: Wolfskill & Dowling residence; Anaheim, CA (USA)
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In article <199565@hrc.UUCP> dan@hrc.UUCP (Dan Troxel) writes:
>I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are
>they changing it to, and WHY?!?

As the Summary: states, the proposed new name is "Uniforum" (though the
capitalization may be different; I don't have the letter I received
explaining the proposal handy).

My *interpretation* of my recollection regarding the reason is that
more folks (of the sort that /usr/group wishes to attract) are finding
out about UNIX through /usr/group's Uniforum trade show -- and don't
know enough about UNIX to understand the origin of the name
"/usr/group."  Hence, some of these folks (apparently) aren't especially
comfortable with the thought of paying money to an organization with
such a "funny-looking" name.

Hope that clarifies a thing or two....

david
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David H. Wolfskill
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