jbs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Jeff Siegal) (12/13/85)
In article <512@smeagol.UUCP> kwan@smeagol.UUCP (Richard_Kwan) writes: >Good grief... are we still tallying votes? >YES FOR NET.OS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree. This is silly. If net.os is going to get created, then lets have it already. If not, then I'll set up a mailing-list so we can stop sending noise (like "One more vote for net.os....I agree, let's have a net.os....etc....etc....etc..") around the world, and start sending some os-related information. In a foolhardy attempt to improve the S/N ratio, Jeff Siegal - MIT EECS (jbs@mit-eddie)
mason@utcsri.UUCP (Dave Mason) (12/17/85)
In article <730@mit-eddie.UUCP> jbs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Jeff Siegal) writes: >In article <512@smeagol.UUCP> kwan@smeagol.UUCP (Richard_Kwan) writes: >>Good grief... are we still tallying votes? >>YES FOR NET.OS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >I agree. This is silly. If net.os is going to get created, then >lets have it already. If not, then I'll set up a mailing-list so we >can stop sending noise (like "One more vote for net.os....I agree, >let's have a net.os....etc....etc....etc..") around the world, and >start sending some os-related information. > > In a foolhardy attempt to improve the S/N ratio, > Jeff Siegal - MIT EECS (jbs@mit-eddie) It is likely that a mod.os will start early in the new year. I have volunteered to moderate it, and at least some of The-Powers-That-Be have given it their blessing. The only hold up right now is that I will be moving to a new system in January, then a hopefully-quick discussion in net.news.groups, then finally a group for Operating Systems. soon to be ????!ryesone!mason -- Usenet: {dalcs dciem garfield musocs qucis sask titan trigraph ubc-vision utzoo watmath allegra cornell decvax decwrl ihnp4 uw-beaver} !utcsri!mason Dave Mason, U. Toronto CSRI/ Ryerson Polytech CSNET: mason@Toronto ARPA: mason%Toronto@CSNet-Relay BITNET: FCTY7053@RYERSON.BITNET