rlee@digitial.co.jp (Robert Lee) (05/21/91)
I'm not sure if this has been discussed before in the past, but I'm
throwing out the idea to see the response & feedback. This is an
informal RFD for the splitting of comp.windows.x.
Personally, I find reading comp.windows.x a paintful experience but
because of its importance, I have to read the newsgroup.
However, splitting the group may solve the question of trying to wade
thru the hundreds of messages to find a topic which interests me
(and others). Here is a possible reorganization of comp.windows.x:
comp.windows.x.programmer (programming questions & answers)
comp.windows.x.announcements (moderated. Conference, new programs,
patches and FAQ announcements)
comp.windows.x.applications (questions & answers relating to applications)
comp.windows.x.misc (miscellaneous topics)
comp.windows.x.terminals (inquiries relating to X terminals)
All newsgroups are unmoderated with the exception of
comp.windows.x.announcements.
I would like to see a newsgroup relating to OS & X (e.g. porting problems to
new platforms) but don't quite know how to formulate that newsgroup and I
don't know if such a group is necessary. This topic may be better served
in the comp.windows.x.misc newsgroup.
Also, there may be a need to create a newsgroup relating to window managers.
I would like to hear from people who feel the need of such a group.
I'm not sure if comp.windows.x.terminals is necessary, but personally, I
would find it useful.
I am very receptive to any suggestions to better newsgroup names or
newsgroup reorganization. Also, please tell me if there are any topics
which I may have missed.
--
Robert (rlee@digital.co.jp)
(We ain't DEC but I've got a friend there)zinnato@nadc.nadc.navy.MIL (05/21/91)
>I'm not sure if this has been discussed before in the past, but I'm >throwing out the idea to see the response & feedback. This is an >informal RFD for the splitting of comp.windows.x. Yes, this has been discussed before. >However, splitting the group may solve the question of trying to wade >thru the hundreds of messages to find a topic which interests me >(and others). Here is a possible reorganization of comp.windows.x: > blah..blah..etc.... The problem that some of us have (myself included) is that we don't have a news feed here. We rely on the mailing list (xpert) which relays comp.windows.x to us. If you were to break up comp.windows.x, we'd wanna make sure that a mailing list gets set up for each of the groups you propose. Sure, the amount of news can be overwhelming sometimes... I should know. I have to wade through it to see if I have any important mail waiting for me. And admittedly, I am only interested in about 5% of the mail I do get from xpert, but I need to look through almost every letter to see if there's anything in it that I need. >Also, there may be a need to create a newsgroup relating to window managers. >I would like to hear from people who feel the need of such a group. There are mailing lists for most of these already set up... probably newsgroups too ( again, I wouldn't know... I get it all in the mail ;^) ron zinnato zinnato@nadc.nadc.navy.mil