sjl@amdahl.UUCP (Steve Langdon) (11/05/85)
In <4142@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Jeff Shulman proposed > As for the Mac groups, I would like to see them stay and be broken up into > the following three groups: > > mod.micro.mac > mod.sources.mac.public > mod.sources.mac.shareware > and also offered to act as a moderator. At least one other posting included an offer to moderate a Mac related sources group. I think that a well thought out change of this type would serve everyone's interest. My proposal is as follows: 1) Leave net.micro.mac alone Rational: There are few complaints about this group and it can be reasonably argued that moderation would inhibit free discussion. 2) Create mod.sources.mac Rational: Moderation is useful and appropriate for this type of group. Caution: The moderator will need access to all of the widely used Macintosh development environments. The following would be my list, but opinions may differ. Mac C from Consulair Megamax C Aztec C from Manx SUMacC Unfortunately the environments differ enough to prevent full source portability between these systems. 3) Create mod.executables.mac and, if people are worried about the shareware issue, mod.executables.mac.shareware or mod.shareware.mac Rational: A large number of the programs posted in net.sources.mac are not sources. Although I would prefer that sources could be used, the incompatibilities mention above and a number of other reasons make executable form necessary for some programs. This problem is not unique to the Macintosh and we should solve it properly. 4) Inform the users of net.sources.mac that it will be removed after enough time has past for the new moderated groups to be running smoothly. I think that a change like this would increase the quality of the information transmitted and reduce the volume by eliminating duplication. I would be happy to defend the merits of sending Macintosh related information on Usenet, but I believe that we can avoid that debate by using the net more efficiently. -- Stephen J. Langdon ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!sjl [ The article above is not an official statement from any organization in the known universe. ]