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From: nick@inset.UUCP (Nick Stoughton)
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Subject: Re: net.internat
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Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 13:29:42 EST
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In article <10818@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> fair@ucbarpa.BERKELEY.EDU (Erik E. &) writes:
>Naming is important. Since EUUG is a UNIX users group, and since this
>network is 98% UNIX machines, I expect that the content of the group
>will be about internationalizing UNIX (particularly since we, as a group
>of people, have more influence over UNIX than any other operating system).
>Therefore, let's call it net.unix.intnl
>

Whilst (and unfortunately) it may be true that UNIX will have a big
influence on the discussions on this newsgroup, it should not ne
bounded to just discussions on internationalising that Operating
System. Naming it net.unix.intnl may scare off otherwise valuable
contributions merely because they are not about UNIX.

I think the name should stay!

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Nick Stoughton
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