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RFD: comp.emulators.mac.executor
{Note from Melissa: I am almost scared by this. Can it be that Ian's
and my RFD was perfect? At any rate, discussion is ongoing in
news.groups -- the cesspool in which such things normally happen}
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) unmoderated group comp.emulators.mac.executor
Summary: Newsgroup for discussion of Executor, a
software Macintosh emulator for DOS,
Windows, OS/2, Linux, and NEXTSTEP.
Proponents: Melissa Algeo (melissa@ardi.com)
Ian Viemeister (vmeister@ios.com)
This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a
newsgroup for users of Executor. This RFD has been posted in
accordance with "Guidelines for Usenet Newsgroup Creation" by Greg
Woods, David C. Lawrence, and Gene Spafford.
This RFD is crossposted to the following relevant newsgroups:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups
alt.comp.emulators.executor
comp.emulators.announce
comp.emulators.misc
comp.os.linux.misc
comp.os.ms-windows.misc
comp.os.os2.misc
comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
comp.sys.next.misc
. . . and is also being sent to the Executor Interest mailing list at
executor@nacm.com. Interested parties are encouraged to discuss the
proposal in news.groups, where followups are set.
RATIONALE:
The Executor Interest mailing list has 687 subscribers and a great
number of regular posters, and the amount of traffic has become
overwhelming. When the idea of a newsgroup arose, an interest poll
was floated on the list, the results of which showed that the great
majority of respondents desired to move to a newsgroup.
Comp.emulators.misc is a topically appropriate forum which already
contains some Executor traffic, however, the volume of Executor
discussion in the mailing list far exceeds what would be appropriate
in comp.emulators.misc. Much of the Executor Interest mailing list
discussion revolves around specific aspects of Executor, and the
amount of this traffic could inadvertently squelch the discussion of
emulation technology in general. Members of the Executor user
community who lack access to Usenet will continue to be served by a
mirroring of the Usenet group to the mailing list and vice versa.
CHARTER:
Comp.emulators.mac.executor is for general discussion of ARDI's
Executor software Macintosh emulator. Executor users and potential
users are encouraged to discuss Executor bugs and workarounds and to
share tips for getting Executor to work properly with specific
hardware and/or software. ARDI will post announcements of new
versions, and provide other help when possible.
Criticism, advice, and mutual user assistance are all expected and
encouraged. Advertisements and off-topic postings are forbidden, as
is the posting of encoded binaries or any information on obtaining
pirated software.
THE VOTING PROCESS:
After the discussion period of 21-30 days, if no serious objections
are raised, a Call for Votes (CFV) will be issued to the same groups
in which this RFD appears. The vote will be tabulated by a neutral
third party, who will be a member of the Usenet Volunteer Votetakers
selected by the usual process. The voting period will be no less than
21 days. A successful vote requires that at least 100 more votes are
cast for creation than against, with an overall majority of 2/3 for
creation. If both these conditions are met, the new group will be
announced as soon thereafter as is convenient.