comp.unix.{xenix,microport} reorganization CALL FOR VOTES

[John Owens]

OK - here is the list of nominees for the reorganization of
comp.unix.xenix and comp.unix.microport.  There are several orthogonal
choices represented in the first eight nominees, and I've tried to
provide a complete set.  (I didn't want to get into a multipart vote;
this also allows you to see the "gestalt" of each choice.)

First, voting rules:
	Followups to this article are redirected to news.groups.  It's
time to get this discussion out of comp.unix.  If your news software
doesn't obey the Followup-To: line, then edit the Newsgroups: line of
your followup.  Followup with an article ONLY FOR REAL DISCUSSION,
including any "campaigning" for your favorite choice.

	ALL VOTES MUST BE BY MAIL.  I'm not that hard to reach; check
out the signature.  Votes without other comments that you want me to
read should have a subject of
	Subject: vote for choice N
where N is a number, 1 through 10.
Votes with comments should have a subject of
	Subject: comment and vote for choice N
Replies that do not contain votes can just be replies to this article
or use whatever subject you want.

A few notes on what you're about to see:
1-	"delete comp.unix.microport" means, as Paul Vixie put it: Wait
	for volume to fall off, then delete it.  Post messages to it
	regularly telling of the existence of [the new groups].  I
	[Paul Vixie] will do this.
2-	Similarly, "delete comp.unix.xenix" means the same,
	substituting me [John Owens] for Paul Vixie, unless he wants
	to do it as a single posting cross-posted to both groups.

Also, please be aware of the differences between choices 1 (and 5) and
choices 4 (and 8).  Choices 1 and 5 create a sys5 hierarchy with two
subgroups, while choices 4 and 8 create two groups under comp.unix (as
do choices 2 and 6).

#1:	comp.unix.xenix         Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives
	comp.unix.sys5.i286     AT&T Unix System V for the '286
	comp.unix.sys5.i386     AT&T Unix System V for the '386
	delete comp.unix.microport

#2:	comp.unix.xenix         Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives
	comp.unix.i286		UNIX on systems using the Intel '286 CPU
	comp.unix.i386		UNIX on systems using the Intel '386 CPU
	delete comp.unix.microport

#3:	comp.unix.xenix         Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives
	comp.unix.intel		UNIX on systems using Intel CPUs
	delete comp.unix.microport

#4:	comp.unix.xenix         Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives
	comp.unix.sys5-i286     AT&T Unix System V for the '286
	comp.unix.sys5-i386     AT&T Unix System V for the '386
	delete comp.unix.microport

#5:	comp.unix.sys5.i286     AT&T Unix System V for the '286
	comp.unix.sys5.i386     AT&T Unix System V for the '386
	delete comp.unix.microport
	delete comp.unix.xenix

#6:	comp.unix.i286		UNIX on systems using the Intel '286 CPU
	comp.unix.i386		UNIX on systems using the Intel '386 CPU
	delete comp.unix.microport
	delete comp.unix.xenix

#7:	comp.unix.intel		UNIX on systems using Intel CPUs
	delete comp.unix.microport
	delete comp.unix.xenix

#8:	comp.unix.sys5-i286     AT&T Unix System V for the '286
	comp.unix.sys5-i386     AT&T Unix System V for the '386
	delete comp.unix.microport
	delete comp.unix.xenix

#9:	comp.unix.xenix         Microsoft Xenix and its derivatives
	comp.unix.microport	Microport System V/AT UNIX
	comp.unix.i386		UNIX on systems using the Intel '386 CPU

#10:	comp.unix.pcnix		UNIX on IBM PC-compatible systems
	delete comp.unix.microport
	delete comp.unix.xenix

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