peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (07/27/89)
There is a *lot* of useful stuff in comp.os.minix, but it's hard to dig out of the mass of postings. Perhaps it's time for a comp.sources.minix? -- Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation. Business: peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. | "...helping make the world Personal: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com. `-_-' | a quote-free zone..." Quote: Have you hugged your wolf today? 'U` | -- hjm@cernvax.cern.ch
mboen@nixpbe.UUCP (Martin Boening) (07/29/89)
peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >There is a *lot* of useful stuff in comp.os.minix, but it's hard to dig out >of the mass of postings. Perhaps it's time for a comp.sources.minix? >-- I second that motion. So maybe we should put it up for discussion. However, let's stick to one comp.sources.minix (instead of starting to discuss the creation of sub groups such as comp.sources.minix.pc, comp.sources.minix.st [and soon to come] comp.sources.minix.ami). There's a lot of useful and portable stuff around that (can be made to) work(s) on all system variants. Martin -- Email: in the USA -> ...!uunet!philabs!linus!nixbur!mboening.pad outside USA -> {...!mcvax}!unido!nixpbe!mboening.pad Paper Mail: Martin Boening, Nixdorf Computer AG, DS2, Pontanusstr. 55, 4790 Paderborn, W.-Germany
ncoverby@ndsuvax.UUCP (Glen Overby) (07/31/89)
In article <407@nixpbe.UUCP> mboen@nixpbe.UUCP (Martin Boening) writes: >peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >>There is a *lot* of useful stuff in comp.os.minix, but it's hard to dig out >>of the mass of postings. Perhaps it's time for a comp.sources.minix? Another unmoderated Minix group just for sources wouldn't be of that much help; there will always be "noise" on unmoderated sources groups (remember net.sources? See Also alt.sources for a current example). This gets hashed over every few months, and nothing ever changes. Maybe it's best that way. A moderator would just add a time lag to postings. So who wants a moderator? I could probably do the job with the current volume that has been coming thru (i.e. a trickle), and I've been doing essentially the same thing with the listserv archive. -- Glen Overby <ncoverby@plains.nodak.edu> uunet!ndsuvax!ncoverby (UUCP) ncoverby@ndsuvax (Bitnet)