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From: pitts@mimosa.astro.indiana.edu (Jim Pitts)
Subject: Re: <Proposal> Rename of the 386bsd groups
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In article <ETLDNCN.94Jan21133424@paddington.ericsson.se>,
 <etldncn@paddington.ericsson.se> wrote:
>Hi BSD fans,
>
>I have a suggestion. Why not rename all the comp.os.386bsd groups to
>comp.unix.pc.net2bsd or comp.unix.net2bsd? 
>

Why 'net2bsd'?  Why not 'freebsd'? 

Names like these might just generate more of the same confusion it was
to avoid.

I don't have any suggestions for names at this time, but I will try
to think of sometiong to add.

>P.S I am not attempting to start a flame war.

Ditto here.  I think this is a good idea, I just want to discuss it.

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