Re: Lets split

[eachus@mitre-bedford.arpa (Robert I. Eachus)]

   In article 62879@mimsy.umd.edu, alex@cs.umd.edu (Alex Blakemore) writes:
   >make comp.lang.ada obsolete and create a small set of groups instead.
   >
   >  some suggestions
   >
   >    comp.lang.advocacy   - for the flame wars
   >    comp.lang.programmer - for discussions of design/development Ada langua
ge issues
   >                           (or comp.lang.technical or better name?)
   >    comp.lang.announce   - moderated, low volume important announcements
   >                           of meetings, products, standards, new mandates :
) etc
   >    comp.lang.misc       - catch all

   If this is becomming a serious proposal, the names should be
comp.lang.ada.programmer, etc.  However comp.lang.advocacy might be
more appropriate than having a separate group for each language.  (Of
course, as soon as this is mentioned in news.groups, the C and C++
groups will play keep up with the Jones.)



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					Robert I. Eachus

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