shan@mcf.UUCP (Sharan Kalwani) (05/20/88)
In article <5284@sdcrdcf.UUCP> faigin@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Daniel P Faigin) writes: >I have also been thinking carefully about the binary problem, and >have come to the same conclusion. Me too! > If we were to put binaries in > their own top level heirarchy, we would: >1) Eliminate a lot of the clutter in the comp. heirarchy >2) Allow easier segregation of binaries to those sites that wish > to carry them. >3) Quite possibly, simplify archival and expiration. There maybe more reasons, the 3 above should suffice to start some action. >I think it may be >time to split comp. into comp. for technical ascii discussions, >and bin. for binaries. All of the above seem very excllent suggestions to me. Okay so when do we start voting on the binary hierachy and who will collect votes? I guess we need some discussion time to decide on some appropriate names, etc. Hmmm...how about bin.ibm.pc bin.your.favorite.box and so on... -- sharan kalwani, vax facility, mcf, 110 east warren avenue, detroit mi 48201 usenet : ...!{uunet!umix, pur-ee!iuvax, ucbvax!mtxinu, ihnp4!mibte}!mcf!shan internet: shan%mcf.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu shan@mcf.uucp dec enet: decwrl::"umix.cc.umich.edu!mcf!shan" fax: (313) 831-8714