aragorn@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Steve J White) (03/16/91)
Would there be any interest in a newsgroup comprised of binary files of
MS-Windows shareware applications? I have been looking through the ftp sites
and was thinking that there might be better access to programs if there was
a newsgroup dedicated to this specificaly. If I need to forward a request to
any place/site/net-address in particular, please let me know.
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* * * Steve J. White: aragorn@csd4.csd.uwm.edu * * *rhys@cs.uq.oz.au (Rhys Weatherley) (03/16/91)
In <10255@uwm.edu> aragorn@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Steve J White) writes: >Would there be any interest in a newsgroup comprised of binary files of >MS-Windows shareware applications? I have been looking through the ftp sites >and was thinking that there might be better access to programs if there was >a newsgroup dedicated to this specificaly. If I need to forward a request to >any place/site/net-address in particular, please let me know. Not a bad idea, but I feel that the existing group comp.binaries.ibm.pc is the best place for binaries for MS-Windows, as it already has the necessary procedures in force to get things out onto the net (although Bill may not want even more work to do :-). I'm more in favour of a (possibly moderated) source group for MS-Windows, since now that Borland C++ has been released there are going to be lots more people programming for Windows, and more asking the same old questions, like "How do I create a open file dialog box?". A source group (with a backup of archive sites and so on) would help alleviate this and propagate Windows programming far and wide. But I'm getting a little off the subject heading and group topic here :) . Rhys. +=====================+==================================+ || Rhys Weatherley | The University of Queensland, || || rhys@cs.uq.oz.au | Australia. G'day!! || +=====================+==================================+
ebergman@isis.cs.du.edu (Eric Bergman-Terrell) (03/21/91)
I think there is a demand for such a binary group. Currently where are windows programs posted? When the group is set up, I'll definitely contribute some of my programs ... Terrell