Call for votes: comp.sw.components

Call for votes: comp.sw.components

[Bill Wolfe]

   It is proposed that a new newsgroup be created, comp.sw.components.

   This newsgroup would facilitate discussions about software components
   and their design, implementation, and utilization.  Also, this would
   be a place for reviews of component vendors and their products. 

   To date, such discussions have occurred in comp.lang.ada and have 
   been cross-posted to comp.software-eng.  The new newsgroup is intended
   to permit comp.lang.ada to concentrate on issues related to the language
   itself.  Although the definition of the newsgroup does not preclude
   the discussion of components written in languages other than Ada, it
   is anticipated that Ada will be the primary language used due to its
   powerful support for software components.  However, other languages
   may come along in the future which provide even better support.  

   Regardless of the language used, questions regarding component 
   implementation strategies with respect to a particular language are 
   expected to be posted here rather than in the newsgroup which discusses 
   the language itself. 

   Send your votes to wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu; they will be collected
   for as long as they continue to arrive at a reasonably high rate, and
   the results will be summarized in news.groups.

   Bill Wolfe, wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu