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- Path: sparky!uunet!sybus.sybus.com!myrddin!tct!chip
- From: chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)
- Subject: Re: RF(Informal)D: Standard RFD/CFV Format
- Message-ID: <2B0718C8.7443@tct.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:43:03 GMT
- References: <Bxr9Lo.Ioo@unix.amherst.edu> <1992Nov15.132231.5388@metrosoft.com>
- Organization: TC Telemanagement, Clearwater, FL
- Lines: 82
-
- According to gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen):
- >According to twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce):
- >> Perhaps, instead of two new lines, RFDs and CFVs could include three:
- >> "Groups proposed," "Groups renamed or deleted," and "Other groups
- >> affected."
- >
- >Wow! We're making real progress here. This is great!
-
- *sigh* This format was state-of-the-art two years ago; too bad that
- few learned from my RFD/CFV format used for comp.unix.*, to wit:
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- | WARNING - THE FOLLOWING IS A BLAST FROM THE PAST - NOT A REAL RFD |
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.microport,comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.xenix
- Followup-To: news.groups
- Subject: SECOND CALL FOR DISCUSSION: Reorganization of comp.unix.*
-
- [ Document created: $Date: 90/07/20 19:37:27 $ ]
-
- This article is a SECOND CALL FOR DISCUSSION on a reorganization
- of the comp.unix.* hierarchy. This reorganization will add
- various "obvious" missing groups and rename several groups which
- have misleading names.
-
- THIS ARTICLE IS **NOT** A CALL FOR VOTES.
- PLEASE EXAMINE THE ENTIRE PROPOSAL BEFORE COMMENTING ON IT.
-
- All discussion regarding this proposal will take place in
- news.groups ONLY. If you post articles elsewhere, I might
- read them, but I might not. Comments intended for me
- personally should be sent by E-Mail to <chip@tct.uucp> or
- <uunet!pdn!tct!chip> or <chip%tct@pdn.com>.
-
- +----------+
- | PROPOSAL |
- +----------+
-
- Create:
- comp.unix.admin UNIX system administration.
- comp.unix.msdos MS-DOS running under UNIX by whatever means.
- comp.unix.large UNIX on mainframes and in large networks.
- comp.unix.misc General discussions regarding UNIX.
- comp.unix.programmer UNIX programming.
- comp.unix.shell UNIX shell usage and programming.
- comp.unix.xenix.sco XENIX versions from the Santa Cruz Operation. [*]
-
- [*] NOTE: If comp.unix.xenix.sco passes, then comp.unix.xenix will be
- renamed to comp.unix.xenix.misc, since its charter will have
- changed to cover only non-SCO versions of XENIX. I didn't
- want to make two changes based on one vote, but in this case
- I think it's necessary. Experience teaches that parent
- groups frequently draw inappropriate crossposting from their
- children. Peer groups are better insulated from each other.
-
- Rename:
- comp.unix.microport -->
- comp.unix.sysv286 UNIX System V (not XENIX) on the '286.
- comp.unix.i386 -->
- comp.unix.sysv386 UNIX System V (not XENIX) on the '386.
- comp.unix.wizards -->
- comp.unix.internals UNIX internals: kernel hacking, etc.
-
- For completeness, here is a list of comp.unix groups for which NO change
- is proposed:
-
- comp.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated)
- comp.unix.aix IBM's version of UNIX.
- comp.unix.aux The version of UNIX for Apple Macintosh II computers.
- comp.unix.cray Cray computers and their operating systems.
- comp.unix.questions Questions and answers about UNIX.
- comp.unix.ultrix Discussion about DEC's Ultrix.
-
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- | END OF HISTORY LESSON |
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-
- Not bad, eh?
- --
- Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT <chip@tct.com>, <73717.366@compuserve.com>
- just another elitist Usenet administrator
-