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- Submitted-by: peter@world.std.com (Peter Salus)
-
- In article <18289@cs.utexas.edu> jsq@tic.com (John S. Quarterman) writes:
- >Submitted-by: jsq@tic.com (John S. Quarterman)
- >
- >The first article in the newsgroup comp.std.unix (then known as mod.std.unix)
- >was posted 25 June 1985. Members of the IEEE P1003 standards committee
- >(there was only one such committee back then) had requested that the new
- >newsgroup be moderated to avoid the noise level seen on other newsgroups.
- >To date there has been only one moderator, me. However, I would like to
- >thank all those who have served from time to time as guest moderators,
- >particularly John B. Chambers and Fletcher Mattox.
- >
- >As noted in previous postings, I have decided to retire as moderator.
-
- As someone who has read nearly every posting in this group since
- early in 1986, I would like to publically and formally express
- my gratitude and appreciation for all John has done, for the
- standards and the UNIX communities.
-
- John, we will miss you.
-
- Peter
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- The difference between practice and theory in practice is always
- greater than the difference between practice and theory in theory.
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- Volume-Number: Volume 22, Number 142
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