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From: michael@resonex.com (Michael Bryan)
Subject: Re: 386bsd -- The New Newsgroup
Message-ID: <1992Sep9.100405.11691@resonex.com>
Organization: Resonex Inc., Sunnyvale CA
References: <veit.716026274@du9ds3> <1992Sep9.143323.7559@terminator.cc.umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 10:04:05 GMT
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In article <1992Sep9.143323.7559@terminator.cc.umich.edu> pauls@umich.edu writes:
>I'm not stuck on the names of any of these, so don't debate them with me.   
>This is what I would propose if I were to do it today:
>
>comp.os.386bsd                <-- misc discussion and coordination
>comp.os.386bsd.install        <-- slightly nicer term for newbie
>comp.os.386bsd.development    <-- patches, bugs, ports, new software

Again, if you're doing a heirarchy like this, you should have
"comp.os.386bsd.misc", and no upper level group.

I still think a single group is enough, though.

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