cjh@hpausla.HP.COM (Clifford Heath) (09/26/88)
With all the traffic about 4gl's (especially Informix) recently, how about creating comp.4gl? I mean, there are now quite a few 4gl's that don't come from database vendors, so including 4gl talk in comp.databases is really a bit wrong. Who knows, perhaps the recent articles could have been relegated to comp.4gl.bugs. What do you think? I'm for comp.4gl; I'd use & read it daily. Clifford Heath, Hewlett Packard Australian Software Operation. (UUCP: hplabs!hpfcla!hpausla!cjh, ACSnet: cjh@hpausla.oz)
berlin@bu-cs.BU.EDU (David K. Fickes) (09/28/88)
In article <2820002@hpausla.HP.COM> cjh@hpausla.HP.COM (Clifford Heath) writes: >With all the traffic about 4gl's (especially Informix) recently, >how about creating comp.4gl? I mean, there are now quite a few 4gl's >that don't come from database vendors, so including 4gl talk in >comp.databases is really a bit wrong. How about the Informix folk setting up a MAILING list.. and see where that goes...there are many (if not hundreds) of sites that have nothing to do with INFORMIX ... can't these Informix "discussions" be placed on a mailing list??? I'd be happy to assist in setting one up.. (soon to come an INGRES mail list) and I'd be more than happy to maintain a list-of-lists of database related mailing lists that can be periodically posted or sent out on demand???? whaddya think? - david -- ============================================================================== David K. Fickes Center for Einstein Studies/Einstein Papers Project UUCP: ...harvard!bu-it!berlin Boston University OTHERWISE: berlin@bu-it.bu.edu 745 Commonwealth Avenue PHONE: (617) 353-9249 (617) 277-9741 Boston, MA 02215
tbetz@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Betz) (09/29/88)
Quoth berlin@buita.bu.edu (David Fickes Einstein Project) in <25112@bu-cs.BU.EDU>: |In article <2820002@hpausla.HP.COM> cjh@hpausla.HP.COM (Clifford Heath) writes: |>With all the traffic about 4gl's (especially Informix) recently, |>how about creating comp.4gl? I mean, there are now quite a few 4gl's |>that don't come from database vendors, so including 4gl talk in |>comp.databases is really a bit wrong. | |How about the Informix folk setting up a MAILING list.. and |see where that goes...there are many (if not hundreds) of sites |that have nothing to do with INFORMIX ... can't these Informix |"discussions" be placed on a mailing list??? I'd be happy to |assist in setting one up.. (soon to come an INGRES mail list) |and I'd be more than happy to maintain a list-of-lists of |database related mailing lists that can be periodically posted |or sent out on demand???? I'd just as soon keep the talk public. I have found these discussions quite enlightening, as one shopping around for a 4gl package, and would rather move the 4gl talk to a new newsgroup than have to subscribe to a mailing list. If the available lists were regularly posted in comp.databases for the sake of newcomers, I'd be willing to accept it. I for one would prefer a comp.databases.4gl newsgroup. -- "If I found the truth I would tell you and you |Tom Betz would have me shot." -- Carlos Fuentes -- |ZCNY, Yonkers, NY 10701-2509 Those who purchase a little safety at the price of |UUCP: tbetz@dasys1.UUCP or liberty will soon have neither liberty nor safety. | ...!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!tbetz
rcsmith@anagld.UUCP (Ray Smith) (09/29/88)
In article <25112@bu-cs.BU.EDU> berlin@buita.bu.edu (David Fickes Einstein Project) writes: >I'd be happy to assist in setting one up.. (soon to come an INGRES mail ^^^^^^^^^^^ >list) and I'd be more than happy to maintain a list-of-lists of database >related mailing lists that can be periodically posted or sent out on >demand???? Please post more information on the Ingres mail list. I am sure lots of folks are interested. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ray Smith | ...!uunet!mimsy!aplcen!\ Analytics, Inc. | ...!netsys!---anagld!rcsmith Suite 200 | ...!ethos! / 9891 Broken Land Parkway | Columbia, MD 21046 | Voice: (301) 381-4300 Fax: (301) 381-5173 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
rick@svedberg.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller) (09/30/88)
In article <25112@bu-cs.BU.EDU>, berlin@bu-cs.BU.EDU (David K. Fickes) writes: > > How about the Informix folk setting up a MAILING list.. and > see where that goes...there are many (if not hundreds) of sites > that have nothing to do with INFORMIX ... can't these Informix > "discussions" be placed on a mailing list??? I'd be happy to > assist in setting one up.. (soon to come an INGRES mail list) > and I'd be more than happy to maintain a list-of-lists of > database related mailing lists that can be periodically posted > or sent out on demand???? > > whaddya think? > This is true of any product. The news group should contain info about all database products. If it is about a product for which you have no interest, then just use the 'n' key to skip over it. I see no reason to not post this information in the group. I would like to continue things as they are. I do think that the idea of a comp.4gl would be useful. Someone should start a discussion about the idea in news.groups. Richard H. Miller Email: rick@svedberg.bcm.tmc.edu Head, System Support Voice: (713)799-4511 Baylor College of Medicine US Mail: One Baylor Plaza, 302H Houston, Texas 77030
davek@rtech.rtech.com (Dave Kellogg) (10/01/88)
In article <6718@dasys1.UUCP> tbetz@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Betz) writes: > >I for one would prefer a comp.databases.4gl newsgroup. > This should be quite a bit of fun since we couldn't even reach consensus on what a 4GL is! ;-) Based on that last debate (please excuse any ignorance on how names are usually created), my guess would be that `comp.databases.4gl' would be a better name than `comp.4gl' Otherwise, we might get postings on SPICE, the various UNIX Shells, etc... Dave Relational Technology New York City
bobd@bloom.UUCP (Bob Donaldson) (10/04/88)
In article <1295@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>, rick@svedberg.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller) writes: > In article <25112@bu-cs.BU.EDU>, berlin@bu-cs.BU.EDU (David K. Fickes) writes: > > > > How about the Informix folk setting up a MAILING list.. and > > see where that goes...there are many (if not hundreds) of sites > > that have nothing to do with INFORMIX ... can't these Informix > > "discussions" be placed on a mailing list??? > > ....................... I would like to continue things as they are. I do > think that the idea of a comp.4gl would be useful. Someone should start a > discussion about the idea in news.groups. I agree. I LIKE seeing information about ALL of the products. The 'n' key is there for the stuff I don't like. I also vote for a comp.4gl group. -=- Bob Donaldson ...!ut-emx!juniper!radian!bobd Radian Corporation ...!sun!texsun!radian!bobd PO Box 201088 Austin, TX 78703 (512) 454-4797 Views expressed are my own, not necessarily those of my employer.