rs@cbosgd.UUCP (07/22/86)
The purpose of this message is to announce the creation of a new newsgroup, mod.sources.games. Postings in this group will be public-domain game sources, with the main orientation being C programs for Unix machines. Advantages of the new group include better distribution and propagation, a higher (near-infinite?) signal-to-noise ratio, and archiving of postings at several sites around the world. The group will follow the same structure as the present mod.sources, and is in fact being run by the same person, Rich Salz at Mirror Systems (mirror!rs). Initial postings plan to include the latest version of hack, and the fortune programs and latest database. The first posting will take place some days after the newgroup message has been sent out, in order to give sites a chance to iron out any problems with their feeds. To submit sources, send mail to mirror!games; requests for missing pieces, etc., should go to mirror!games-request. -- Rich $alz {mit-eddie, ihnp4, wjh12, cca, cbosgd, seismo}!mirror!rs Mirror Systems 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140 Telephone: 617-661-0777