turner@imagen.UUCP (02/24/87)
I want to thank everybody for the input (thru both email and
postings) that I received on my questions re: the new newsgroup for
the distribution of Atari ST sources and binaries.
First let me cover a point that I omitted in my first posting: about
6 months ago I took a poll on the creation of this group. Along with
an overwhelming 'yes' response came a message from a person stating
that he was already in the process of setting up the group etc. so I
backed off and waited. When no group was created and the traffic
increased greatly on comp.sys.atari.st I decided to create the group.
That is why the creation poll went out without a request for votes
on creation.
The general consensus on the naming of the groups was:
comp.sources.atari.st
For the following reasons (amoungst others):
First, it seems inappropriate to have a moderated subgroup of an
unmoderated group.
Second, keeping sources subgroups together will be more effective
in encouraging the desirable cross fertilization of ideas between
machine types.
Third, it will simplify the local news administrator's task if his
installation has a general policy with regard to source files.
and
comp.binaries.atari.st
This was a tough call since people seemed to be evenly split as
to whether they want sources only; sources with binaries; or
binaries-who-cares-about-sources-all-i-have-is-a-spitbol-compiler.
Also some sites (backbones) have been making noises about not
passing groups with binary posting. This would guarantee that
atleast part of the group would survive.
My policy will be to post sources and binaries whenever possible
with the exception of those programs which are undergoing
continueing development such as microEmacs or Uniterm.
The idea of an 'ask-atari' group was met with luke warm
acceptance at best and will not be created.
I think that's about it, the group creation will happen late this
week (2/27) or early next week to allow this message to propagate
through the net first. Full instruction on how to submit sources,
binaries, requests for sources etc. will be posted then.
Hopefully gateways to other nets (bit*, fido*, arpa*) will be
worked out in the near future.
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