I think we have a proposal on our hands (re: intel U**X)

[Fred Rump]

In article <109 at jetson.UPMA.MD.US>, john at jetson.UPMA.MD.US (John Owens) writes:
> In article <62 at volition.dec.com>, vixie at decwrl.dec.com (Paul Vixie) writes:
> > In <1988Aug19.122042.19070 at ateng.uucp> chip at ateng.UUCP (Chip Salzenberg):
> > #     comp.unix.xenix         Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives
> > #     comp.unix.sysv.i286     AT&T Unix System V for the '286
> > #     comp.unix.sysv.i386     AT&T Unix System V for the '386
> > and   comp.unix.microport     (destroyed)
> 
[ If we're going to do the .sysv. thing, let's at least stay consistent
[ within the USENET name space, and use .sys5., which has precedent in
[ comp.bugs.sys5.
[ 
[ I still feel that this is going to cause problems in the near future,
[ when plenty of people can rightly claim that Xenix/386 is "AT&T Unix
[ System V for the '386".
[ 
[ Probably the best way to handle voting on this is to first put up for
[ vote two or three naming proposals.  The one that gets a plurality of
[ votes will then be put up for the "real" voting, requiring the 100
[ more yes than no votes.  Hopefully, the "losers" of the first vote
[ will still vote yes for the second vote, so we can present a unified
[ front to the Guardians of the Namespace.
[ 
[ If there are no serious objections to the two-stage voting process,
[ I'll collect the votes.  [vix: I'm posting instead of sending you mail
[ because I want reactions to the two-step proposal.]
[ 
[ Comments?
[ 
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[ John Owens            john at jetson.UPMA.MD.US
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I like what you have to say. Just not sure whether you want mail or news
follow-ups.

I'll go with your first proposal.
Fred Rump
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