john@jetson.UPMA.MD.US (John Owens) (08/31/88)
OK - here is the list of nominees for the reorganization of comp.unix.xenix and comp.unix.microport. There are several orthogonal choices represented in the first eight nominees, and I've tried to provide a complete set. (I didn't want to get into a multipart vote; this also allows you to see the "gestalt" of each choice.) First, voting rules: Followups to this article are redirected to news.groups. It's time to get this discussion out of comp.unix. If your news software doesn't obey the Followup-To: line, then edit the Newsgroups: line of your followup. Followup with an article ONLY FOR REAL DISCUSSION, including any "campaigning" for your favorite choice. ALL VOTES MUST BE BY MAIL. I'm not that hard to reach; check out the signature. Votes without other comments that you want me to read should have a subject of Subject: vote for choice N where N is a number, 1 through 10. Votes with comments should have a subject of Subject: comment and vote for choice N Replies that do not contain votes can just be replies to this article or use whatever subject you want. A few notes on what you're about to see: 1- "delete comp.unix.microport" means, as Paul Vixie put it: Wait for volume to fall off, then delete it. Post messages to it regularly telling of the existence of [the new groups]. I [Paul Vixie] will do this. 2- Similarly, "delete comp.unix.xenix" means the same, substituting me [John Owens] for Paul Vixie, unless he wants to do it as a single posting cross-posted to both groups. Also, please be aware of the differences between choices 1 (and 5) and choices 4 (and 8). Choices 1 and 5 create a sys5 hierarchy with two subgroups, while choices 4 and 8 create two groups under comp.unix (as do choices 2 and 6). #1: comp.unix.xenix Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives comp.unix.sys5.i286 AT&T Unix System V for the '286 comp.unix.sys5.i386 AT&T Unix System V for the '386 delete comp.unix.microport #2: comp.unix.xenix Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives comp.unix.i286 UNIX on systems using the Intel '286 CPU comp.unix.i386 UNIX on systems using the Intel '386 CPU delete comp.unix.microport #3: comp.unix.xenix Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives comp.unix.intel UNIX on systems using Intel CPUs delete comp.unix.microport #4: comp.unix.xenix Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives comp.unix.sys5-i286 AT&T Unix System V for the '286 comp.unix.sys5-i386 AT&T Unix System V for the '386 delete comp.unix.microport #5: comp.unix.sys5.i286 AT&T Unix System V for the '286 comp.unix.sys5.i386 AT&T Unix System V for the '386 delete comp.unix.microport delete comp.unix.xenix #6: comp.unix.i286 UNIX on systems using the Intel '286 CPU comp.unix.i386 UNIX on systems using the Intel '386 CPU delete comp.unix.microport delete comp.unix.xenix #7: comp.unix.intel UNIX on systems using Intel CPUs delete comp.unix.microport delete comp.unix.xenix #8: comp.unix.sys5-i286 AT&T Unix System V for the '286 comp.unix.sys5-i386 AT&T Unix System V for the '386 delete comp.unix.microport delete comp.unix.xenix #9: comp.unix.xenix Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives comp.unix.microport Microport System V/AT UNIX comp.unix.i386 UNIX on systems using the Intel '386 CPU #10: comp.unix.pcnix UNIX on IBM PC-compatible systems delete comp.unix.microport delete comp.unix.xenix -- John Owens john@jetson.UPMA.MD.US uunet!jetson!john +1 301 249 6000 john%jetson.uucp@uunet.uu.net