Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ecsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harpo!whuxlm!akgua!mcnc!ecsvax!bch From: bch@ecsvax.UUCP (Byron C. Howes) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.micro.pc Subject: Re: request for mod.sources.pc Message-ID: <268@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 11:50:22 EDT Article-I.D.: ecsvax.268 Posted: Mon Aug 19 11:50:22 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 05:13:22 EDT References: <3258@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <410@timeinc.UUCP> <151@ihlpf.UUCP> <280@rruxo.UUCP> Reply-To: bch@ecsvax.UUCP (Byron C. Howes) Organization: N C Educational Computing Service Lines: 19 Xref: linus net.news.group:2838 net.micro.pc:4740 Now I have nothing against the concept of a net.sources.pc but... How many of you who so vocally advocate this group *really* want source programs for your pc? I suggest that creating the newsgroup net.sources.pc will not, of and by itself, make source programs materialize. Until net.micro.pc gets so crowded with sources that readers complain (as did the readers of net.apple.mac or whatever before it begat net.sources.mac) I suggest that we table any notion of net.sources.pc. In general, there should be a demonstrated need for a newsgroup (lots of articles within a subject) before a newsgroup is created. Having been around the net for a bit, I've never noticed that lack of a newsgroup to post in prevented anyone from posting their worthwhile programs. -- Byron Howes System Manager -- NCECS ...!{decvax,akgua}!mcnc!ecsvax!bch