chuq@apple.com (Chuq Von Rospach) (03/12/90)
[This is a bit late, so some of the dates may be wrong. I am posting this announcement at Wed Mar 14 17:59:56 PST 1990. Especially if you read on of the groups involved, please read this proposal carefully before taking action. In particular, note that a number of mac groups AREN'T moving.-eliot] ---- This is the official Call for Votes on the Comp.Sys.Mac hierarchy reorganization. Votes will be taken from the date posted on news.announce.newgroups through April 6, 1990 or for 21 days from posting, whichever is longer. This vote was mailed to news.announce.newgroup on March 12, 1990. Please vote on each proposal separately. You may vote 'yes', 'no' or 'abstain/no preference' (or use whatever terms you want for these as long as they're non-ambiguous). Please use the following format: Proposal 1: abstain Proposal 2: abstain Proposal 3: abstain Proposal 5: abstain Proposal 6: abstain Proposal 7: abstain Proposal 9: abstain Mail your votes to 'chuq@apple.com'. I will count them and report back to the net on the results of each separate voting item. Votes on each item will be counted by the standard 'delta-100' guidelines. These proposals are being voted on: Proposal 1: rename comp.sys.mac to comp.sys.mac.misc. This will be in multiple stages: the creation of comp.sys.mac.misc, followed a month later by the rmgroup of comp.sys.mac and the addition of a usenet alias to the new group to forward misdirected messages. This will bring c.s.m into the same standardized naming as other hierarchies, and it should also discourage some of the cross-posting between c.s.m and sub-groups that happens when people think they should put it in the parent group just in case. Proposal 2: Creation of comp.sys.mac.system. This will be for discussion of Macintosh system software -- the system, finder, multifinder, CDEVs, INITs and other Apple and third party system software and extensions. Proposal 3: Creation of comp.sys.mac.apps. This will be for discussion of Macintosh applications -- word processors, databases, etc -- that do not have a more appropriate group in the hierarchy (for instance, c.s.m.programmer for development tools, c.s.m.hypercard for hypercard, the proposed c.s.m.comm for telecommunication programs) Proposal 4: [[cancelled. was c.s.m.apps.hierarchy. With no .apps sub-hierarchy, proposal is obsolete]] Proposal 5: creation of comp.sys.mac.wanted. A place for the "I'm missing part five of..." or "I need a program that does..." or "Where can I get a good price on..." messages. Proposal 6: Creation of group comp.sys.mac.games. A group for the discussion of Macintosh computer games. Proposal 7: Creation of group comp.sys.mac.comm. A group for the discussion of telecommunication and networking software and programs: Red Ryder, Microphone, Appleshare, etc. Proposal 8: [[Cancelled. Was c.s.m.virus]] Proposal 9: Creation of group comp.sys.mac.announce, to be created moderated. Moderator to be appointed at some future time. Designed to be a low-volume, high-content group for distribution of information, regular postings (like the "where to find...", and "introduction to comp.sys.mac" documents, postings like virus alerts and other forms of information (product announcements? press releases?) to be determined. No changes: comp.sys.mac.programmer, comp.sys.mac.digest, comp.sys.mac.hardware, comp.sys.mac.hypercard.