Re: Announce Group Desired?

[mcsun!ub4b!news.cs.kuleuven.ac.be!dirk@uunet.uu.net (Dirk Craeynest)]

In article <C6Ksuv.Iz9@dale.cts.com> helkenn@dale.cts.com (David Helken)
writes:
>[...] a query about comp.lang.ada needing an "announce" group as
>comp.lang.ada.announce.  I thought it would be a good idea for the Ada
>community to have a centralized place to read announcements about Ada.

I strongly support this idea.

>Such things like:
>- press releases from vendors about their products/services
>- General announcements by the AJPO, AdaIC, repositories etc 
>- Request for papers or announcing coming Ada conferences/seminars
>- General queries about available products/services from prospective
>customers/users of Ada.

Considering the amount of questions on Ada related products and
services such a group would be very useful.  It would also give all
organizations that are offering Ada products and services (commercial
or otherwise) a forum to make announcements, and to gain some
visibility (which is very much needed...).

>  I am willing to do what is necessary to start such a group,
>  especially if I can get help from the more experienced in such
>  matters;

As a first step in the newsgroup creation procedure (extracted from
"How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" in news.announce.newgroups):

  "a request for discussion on creation of [comp.lang.ada.announce]
   should be posted to news.announce.newgroups, and also to any other
   groups or mailing lists at all related to the proposed topic if
   desired."

During that discussion period (of 30 days), the name and charter of the
proposed group and whether it will be moderated or unmoderated (and if
the former, who the moderator(s) will be) should be determined.

>  but, I need to know how the general Ada rank and file, vendors,
>  others think about the idea.

IMHO, we should try to post a "request for discussion" as soon as
possible, to get the ball rolling ...

>  So, with a new (correct) address, I remain...
>         David Helkenn
>    e-mail: helkenn@dale.cts.com
>    Phone: (619):552-9500

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