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From: tlimonce@drunivac.uucp
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION -- comp.sys.ibm.pc.tech
Message-ID: <27260.258db235@drunivac.uucp>
Date: 19 Dec 89 03:59:48 GMT
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In article <8912150301.AA22354@uunet.uu.net>, peter%ficc@uunet.UU.NET (Peter da Silva) writes:
> The name of the group is not fixed in concrete: there are likely to be
> people who think that ".tech" is inappropriate, and will suggest
> ".programmer" (like comp.sys.mac) or some other variant. I'm not married
> to any name, and I'll stay out of any such discussion. If there isn't a
> clear consensus before the call for votes I'll hold an STV poll on the
> name simultaneously.

As someone that reads comp.sys.amiga and comp.sys.amiga.tech, I would 
like to warn you that the ".tech" name is ambiguous enough to 
encourage every user to crosspost every message, thereby making one 
big super-group.

I recommend ".programmer".

IMHO,
-Tom
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