Removal of unix-pc groups
Mark H. Weber
mhw at lock60.UUCP
Sat Dec 15 18:33:06 AEST 1990
In article <60752 at becker.UUCP> bdb at becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) writes:
>
> ... I'd like to point out that the
> unix-pc phenomenon has been remarkable in some
> very important ways, perhaps uniquely. In being
> able to support at a very high and progressive
> level an obsoleted machine, a standard has been
> set which can be applied in many other contexts.
> This has such value that it ought to endure beyond
> the life of the system which it started with.
> Perhap the move to comp. has this possibility,
> but it needs to be made more explicit or its
> importance may be forgotten, which would be
> tragic...
>
Mr. Becker has done it again - written something I can agree with :-)
I think that part of what's bothering him, and a few others (myself
included), is the assumption that the creation of a new unix-pc group
in the comp hierarchy can automatically be linked to a removal of
the unix-pc.* groups. This network was not created via the mainstream
group creation procedure. It was built one link at a time, and it'll
probably have to come apart the same way. If and when the new group
is established is the time to start local (unix-pc only) discussions
about removal of the old groups. For myself, I suspect I will continue
to accept postings in the unix-pc hierarchy for a quite some time to
come. I think we need to make sure that the spirit gets transferred
to the new group, not just the traffic.
Oh, yeah - Don't forget to vote. I haven't yet, but I will.
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