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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD ...
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 18:39:47 -0700
Organization: Me
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References: <3188C1E2.45AE@onramp.net> <4mr1pk$cdi@dyson.iquest.net> <4n0bh1$br0@agate.berkeley.edu> <4n7mp1$217@jraynard.demon.co.uk> <4n8jin$htl@agate.berkeley.edu>
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Nick Kralevich wrote:
] In article <4n7mp1$217@jraynard.demon.co.uk>,
] James Raynard <james@jraynard.demon.co.uk> wrote:
] >What makes you think this kind of discussion is any more welcome in
] >comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc?
] > ^^^^
]
] The purpose of a *.misc group is to cover any topic that isn't
] directly covered by another newsgroup.
No. The purpose of a "misc" group is to avoid the intermediate
hierarchy naming, where something higher up in the hierarchy
could contain articles.
There's really no reason for this, other than the so-called
"Usenet Cabal" is apparently unutterably anal about organizational
lexicography.
The purpose of comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc is *NOT* to "cover any
topic that isn't directly covered by another newsgroup. Read
the UVV posted charter for the group. It is not an advocacy
group.
NB: it's the same anal lexicography which resulted in the
group being named "comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc" instead of
"comp.bsd.free.misc" or "comp.bsd.freebsd.misc". If you want
to wheedle about "os" being in there, fine: it should be
"comp.os.unix.admin" and "comp.os.unix.internals", but I
don't see the weenies renaming those. Alternately, it should
be "comp.unix.linux.misc" or "comp.os.unix.linux.misc".
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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