[gnu.config] Misc discussions group set up

tower@ai.mit.edu (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) (07/27/89)

We have set up a mailing list gatewayed with a USENET newsgroup for
people to discuss GNU, FSF, LPF et.al.  It's charter is attached and
has been added to etc/MAILINGLISTS in the GNU Emacs distribution.
Please read it before contributing.  a copy of the file is available
from our inquiry address:
	gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu 

This list is the place for all discussion not appropriate to the other
mailing lists and newsgroups (which are for announcements and bug
reports).  Announcements in the other gnu mailing lists about
controversial FSF policies should be discussed on gnu-misc-discuss.

I expect to follow this list when I return from vacation in two weeks.

People who left info-gcc et al because of the non-appropriate postings
are invited to resubscribe by mailing to:
	info-gcc-request@prep.ai.mit.edu 

One more comment:
	Don't trust pronouncements made about what GNU is, what FSF
position is, what the GNU General Public License is, etc., unless they are
made by someone you know is well connected with GNU.  The recent
flamefest on info-gcc was full of a lot of mis-information.

enjoy -len 


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This list is for serious discussion of freed software, the GNU
Project, the GNU Manifesto and their implications.  It's THE place for
discussion that is not appropriate in the other GNU mailing lists and
gnUSENET newsgroups.

Flaming is out of place.  Tit-for-tat is not welcome.  Repetition
should not occur.

Good READING and writing are expected.  Before posting, wait a while,
cool off, and think.

USENET readers are expected to have read ALL the articles in
news.announce.newusers before posting.  If news.announce.newusers is
empty at your site, wait (the articles are posted monthly), your
posting isn't that urgent!  Readers on the Internet can anonymous ftp
these articles from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil under directory
PD2:<UNIX-C.USENET>.

Someone from the Free Software Foundation will attempt to follow this
group as time and volume permits.

Remember, "GNUs Not Unix" and "gnUSENET is Not USENET".  We have
higher standards!