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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Advocacy in comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc (was Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD ...)
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 22:04:08 -0700
Organization: Me
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Message-ID: <319D5A48.772399AA@lambert.org>
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Nick Kralevich wrote:
] In article <319BD8E3.10D67C49@lambert.org>,
] Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> wrote:
] >] The purpose of a *.misc group is to cover any topic that isn't
] >] directly covered by another newsgroup.
] >
] >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.
]
] The following is taken from
]ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.announce.newgroups/comp/comp.unix.bsd-reorg
] It is heavily edited to bring out the important points.
[ ... ]
] CHARTERS
[ ... ]
] comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:
]
] Discussion about FreeBSD which does not fall into the area
^^^^^^^^^^^^^--------------------
] of coverage of any of the other freebsd groups. Things posted
] here should not be crossposted to the other freebsd groups.
As in "*NOT* about Linux".
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.