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From: aburt@isis.UUCP (Andrew Burt)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Mod.projects.software
Message-ID: <139@isis.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 18-Aug-85 01:29:46 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 18 01:29:46 1985
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Reply-To: aburt@isis.UUCP (Andrew Burt)
Organization: University of Denver Math and Computer Science
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So far I've had roughly 20 responses to the idea for net.software projects,
all positive.  (If not skeptical, but only time will tell.)

Several valid points were raised, which leads me to modify my proposal
as follows.

	1.  Make it ...projects.software -- for later expansion.

	2.  Make it moderated -- this will restrict followups to only
		those that make sense, others will be directed to the
		'managers' of projects (those who sent them originally).

		Regarding the point that not everyone knows how to handle
		being a manager, and coordinating N interested parties:
		If this is the case, I would encourage that person to
		send all the replies to the moderator with a request for
		help.

		(So this makes it mod.projects.software.)

	3.  The legality of all this.  As I see it, the group would be
		no worse than the classified ads.  What people discuss
		over mail once they get together is their own matter.

Given all this, and that I am going on vacation until 9/5, I will
gather replies until I return.  Then, if there appears to be sufficient
interest and no significant problems, I will create the group
mod.projects.software.  I'll also act as moderator, unless anyone has
any other nominees.

				Andrew
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Andrew Burt
University of Denver
Department of Math and Computer Science

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