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From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam)
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Subject: Re: Divisions of net.unix*
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Date: Sun, 6-Jan-85 02:27:09 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan  6 02:27:09 1985
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Well, here are a few problems that I'd like to see solved:

	[1] Stuff in net.unix and net.unix-wizards that don't
	    belong there; like what should be going to net.lang.c,
	    or net.text ("how come nroff does thus and such ...?"),
	    or to net.flame or net.politics.

	[2] Stuff in net.unix-wizards that should be in net.unix
	    ("I've noticed this peculiar behavior of the C-shell....")

	[3] And finally (here's the important part) stuff in
	    net.unix-wizards that isn't so much about Unix as it is
	    about hardware:  stuff about DEVICE DRIVERS for VAXES and
	    PDP-11s  Presumably this is boring to each group oppositely,
	    but it is particularly boring to those of us who don't use
	    Vaxes and PDP-11's.  (This number is expected to rise...).

Now, this does boarder on flame (hey, but why break tradition?), and
device drivers do have a place in Unix discussions, but considering
the volume in net.unix and net.unix-wizards, a lot of the machine-
specific stuff could be hearded off to one side and readers can
unsubscribe to newsgroups refering to hardware that they never
use.

So, that's the problem.  Now can I get a little cooperation here
about solving the problem?  Thank you.
-- 
Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam

"Her name was McGill, and she called herself Lil, but everyone knew
 her as Nancy...."