From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: comp.sw.components
Date: 23 Feb 89 15:05:08 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3176@ficc.uu.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4455@hubcap.UUCP
In article <4455@hubcap.UUCP>, billwolf@hubcap.clemson.edu (William Thomas Wolfe,2847,) writes:
> There appears to be a general lifecycle of mailing list -> newsgroup;
Often true, but not always.
> it is my understanding that the mailing list is counted as a block of
> "YES" votes when such a transition is being considered.
Not so. I am currently running the vote for comp.unix.i386. I suppose I could
have included the entire complement of the existing mailing list, but that
would be unethical. Some people prefer the mailing-list format, you know.
--
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
Work: uunet.uu.net!ficc!peter, peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. `-_-'
Home: bigtex!texbell!sugar!peter, peter@sugar.uu.net. 'U`
People have opinions. Companies have policy. And typos are my own business.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1989-02-23 15:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1989-02-13 3:06 comp.sw.components Bill Wolfe
1989-02-15 22:58 ` comp.sw.components Peter da Silva
1989-02-17 1:16 ` comp.sw.components William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
1989-02-18 5:17 ` comp.sw.components Paul L Schauble
1989-02-19 17:19 ` comp.sw.components & mail difficulties William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
1989-02-23 15:05 ` Peter da Silva [this message]
1989-02-23 15:22 ` comp.sw.components jeff daiell
1989-02-24 2:41 ` comp.sw.components & newsgroup voting William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
1989-02-24 5:52 ` Gary Tse
1989-02-24 19:03 ` jeff daiell
1989-02-25 18:06 ` William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
1989-02-27 8:12 ` Roger B.A. Klorese
1989-02-27 18:19 ` William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
replies disabled
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox