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!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: Divisions of net.unix* Message-ID: <870@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Sun, 6-Jan-85 02:27:09 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.870 Posted: Sun Jan 6 02:27:09 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jan-85 04:43:44 EST References: <2151@nsc.UUCP> <867@amdahl.UUCP> <2157@nsc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort, Hellmouth, CA Lines: 31 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...."