Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 + RN 4.3; site inset.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!mcvax!ukc!stc!inset!jr From: jr@inset.UUCP (Jim R Oldroyd) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.sources Subject: rmgrouping net.sources.* Message-ID: <779@inset.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 13:07:43 EST Article-I.D.: inset.779 Posted: Sat Nov 2 13:07:43 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 06:36:16 EST References: <245@mit-eddie.UUCP> <136@vcvax1.UUCP> Reply-To: jr@inset.UUCP (Jim R Oldroyd) Organization: The Instruction Set Ltd., London, UK. Lines: 44 Xref: linus net.news.group:3625 net.sources:3473 Xpath: stc stc-a >[To quote eli@vcvax1.UUCP (eli):] >> I propose that we remove net.sources and only allow the posting of >> sources in mod.sources.* for the following reasons: > > [reasons were given] Here is another agreement. Not only do we spend considerable telephone times on the receipt of sources which are of either NO USE to us, or of NO INTEREST to anyone here, but the sources which we do take off the net, usually contain a high number of bugs and portability errors. Those in the moderated group which I've looked at were somewhat better. As a site which only takes those newsgroups we're interested in, I would encourage the idea of removal of net.sources.* and the introduction of a wider range of mod.sources.* groups. Here is one place where mod.* groups are ideal. I would even like to propose: mod.sources.announce - announcements of available source mod.sources.request - requests for sources. requests would only need to be published if the moderator(s) were unaware of the existence of the desired source. And the following groups for the actual publication of source if the volume of requests are high: mod.sources - for sources which should work everywhere (and where the author has made a deliberate attempt at removing system dependencies) mod.sources.usg mod.sources.bsd - etc and possibly also: mod.sources.mail mod.sources.news mod.sources.games - etc mod.sources.fixes - ?? -- "The Software did it". -- ++ Jim R Oldroyd ++ jr@inset.co.uk (after Jan 1, 1986. `jr@inset.UUCP' before...) ++ ..!mcvax!ukc!inset!jr