Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!sun!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (Gordon A. Moffett) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.unix,net.unix-wizards Subject: Divisions of net.unix* Message-ID: <823@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 31-Dec-84 04:00:42 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.823 Posted: Mon Dec 31 04:00:42 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Jan-85 06:20:25 EST Distribution: net Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 35 Xref: sun net.news.group:2356 net.unix:2911 net.unix-wizards:9856 Net.unix and net.unix-wizards are heavily used newsgroups covering a large number of topics (despite the fact it is all about "unix"). Every once in a while, I propose spliting it into smaller, more sensible pieces by creating new subgroups of net.unix. The problem is that this idea has not received wide-ranging support (perhaps due to apathy, or lack of audience) and nothing comes of it. Well, I'm back again. Also, the possibility of net.unix.politics has arrisen, something I never though of before. Interesting, no? But anyway, here's the general idea: net.unix.shell shells (sh, csh, ksh, etc..) net.unix.sys stuff in Section 2 net.unix.dev device drivers net.unix.libc C library (section 3) Maybe you have some ideas. In any case, this is something I think needs to be done, and I like to get some concensus on how to go about it. READ THIS, TOO: I am posting this to the net.unix* groups because some input from its readers is needed and they don't all read net.news.group. PLEASE DO NO POST FOLLOWUP ARTICLES TO THE NET.UNIX* GROUPS! You can edit the "Newsgroups: " line in your follow up. The discussion of this matter is intended to go in net.news.groups. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam 37 22'50" N / 121 59'12" W [ This is just me talking. ]