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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!comrade
From: comrade@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Peter Cooper)
Subject: Re: time for comp.unix.bsd.386
Message-ID: <1992Aug26.115341.5303@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>
Organization: University of Western Australia
References: <1992Aug23.052605.14262@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> <177pd8INNrb1@rodan.UU.NET> <1992Aug24.074542.29794@resonex.com> <I2NI1F7@taronga.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 11:53:41 GMT
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Peter da Silva writes:

>In article <1992Aug24.074542.29794@resonex.com> michael@resonex.com (Michael Bryan) writes:
>>[I know there are a lot of strong feelings about comp.unix.bsd.386bsd
>>vs comp.os.386bsd, and other such issues.  If this is going to go
>>any further at this time, though, I'd say hold off until we get into
>>news.groups...]

>As a compromise, how about a comp.posix hierarchy for those operating
>systems that use the POSIX API as the primary programming interface?

So, will you issue the RFD for the move of comp.unix.* to comp.os.posix.* ?
;-)

I see lots of problems ahead, especially from the people who want
AT&T/USL's trademark well and truly broken.  Hmmm.  This whole BSDI
thing is getting quite tiresome.

Peter
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