chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) (10/01/90)
As you all know, I have proposed the renaming of c.u.internals to c.u.esoterica. Several people have proposed possible three- or four-way votes that would expand on my proposal. I have refused. When asked why I would not expand my proposal, my first off-the-cuff response was to blame it on the procedure. Peter da Silva has pointed out, quite correctly, that this excuse is a cop-out: > "You can't fight here, this is the war room!" -- Rufus T. Firefly. > What do you think the "official discussion period" is for? This truth has forced me to re-evaluate my reasons for not expanding the vote. After some reflection, I realized the real reason: I ran the comp.unix reorganization vote. I feel that I owe myself to try to make it work. If c.u.esoterica passes, I will consider the reorganization to be complete. So far, the reorganization has created only two problems. The first problem -- inappropriate postings in c.u.msdos -- is minor, and may disappear with time. The second problem -- the flap over the word "internals" in c.u.internals -- will, if anything, get worse as the litigous atmosphere of the U.S. causes justifiable paranoia in those who know how Unix works but who fear to post what they know. (There is also a quantity of complaining from people who have some sentimental or ego attachment to the word "wizards." This bellyaching is not a "problem," but a nuisance, and should be ignored.) So there it is. I'd like to see the word "internals" disappear from the comp.unix hierarchy. The vote to rename it to "esoterica" is my way of finishing the job I started with the reorganization vote. Any further adjustments will have to wait for another volunteer. -- Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT <chip@tct.uucp>, <uunet!pdn!tct!chip>