jac@paul.rutgers.edu (Jonathan A. Chandross) (07/02/90)
The current setup of comp.sys.apple2 and comp.binaries.apple2 leaves no place for distribution of sources, hindering the distribution of source code. For instance, I have a number of programs that would be of benefit to Apple // users. The C programs include a simple desk calculator, convert tabs to/from spaces, a version of more, a regular expression pattern matcher and a fairly complete C compiler for the 6502. I also have a Lisp interpreter written in Applesoft and a version of the TECO editor for the 6502. But since there really is no appropriate place to post Apple // sources I haven't. comp.sources.misc is not the appropriate since the Apple // source postings are only of interest (and use) to the Apple // people. The regular newsgroup is full enough as it is; adding more traffic would only make the group more cluttered. Thus, I would like to propose a new group: comp.sources.apple2 to be used for the purpose of distributing Apple // related sources. This group would contain both sources and discussion of sources and will be moderated. I volunteer the time and the disk space has been ok'ed. This is just a call for discussion. Please, please, do not send me your votes yet. The discussion period is a minimum of 2 weeks followed by a voting period of 21 days. There will be a posting when the voting begins. Jonathan A. Chandross Internet: jac@paul.rutgers.edu UUCP: rutgers!paul.rutgers.edu!jac