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From: cgd@xcf.berkeley.edu (Chris G. Demetriou)
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Subject: 2nd RFD: comp.os.386bsd.*
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This is a revised RFD (Request for Discussion) for the comp.os.386bsd
groups proposed in article <1erns3INNcs0@news.UU.NET>.

The original proposal called for the following groups:

	comp.os.386bsd.announce (moderated)
	comp.os.386bsd.bugs
	comp.os.386bsd.devel
	comp.os.386bsd.misc

After discussion in news.groups, several things have been concluded:
First, ".devel" is inappropriate, and should be ".development".
Second, there is no place to discuss 386bsd applications programs,
and there's no place for general questsions.

Therefore, this RFD proposes the following groups:

	comp.os.386bsd.announce (moderated)
	comp.os.386bsd.bugs
	comp.os.386bsd.development
	comp.os.386bsd.apps
	comp.os.386bsd.questions
	comp.os.386bsd.misc

All of them are intended to be devoted to the discussion of the
386bsd Operating System, a BSD Net-2 derivative.  Discussion of
this operating system is currently carried out on the newsgroup
comp.unix.bsd, and this is problematic for two reasons:

	(1) comp.unix.bsd is flooded with postings about 386bsd,
		and questions about other operating systems
		are easily missed.
	(2) 386bsd is increasingly divergent from "standard" BSD.
		This divergence will only increase, because 386bsd
		is a research operating system, and such divergence
		is *encouraged*.  386bsd is an operating system in
		its own right, and deserves recognition and
		treatment as such.

The proposed groups would have the following functions:

comp.os.386bsd.announce (moderated):

	It would be a moderated newsgroup, for announcements
	relating to the 386bsd operating system.  I
	(cgd@agate.berkeley.edu) would be the moderator.
	Things appropriate for the .announce group
	would include announcements of new versions of 386bsd,
	announcements of major software releases for 386bsd
	(e.g. new version of X11 for 386bsd), announcements
	of fixes for major bugs, and the like.  FAQs relating to
	386bsd should also be cross-posted to this group.

comp.os.386bsd.bugs:

	This would be a forum for the presentation and discussion
	of bugs, patches, and suggested fixes for 386bsd and software
	which runs under it.
	
comp.os.386bsd.development:

	Discussion of development efforts related to 386bsd.
	386bsd is a research operating system, and there
	is much effort being put into expanding its functionality
	"correctly."  This group would contain that discussion.
	Additionally, developers of device drivers, etc. could
	use this group to keep other 386bsd developers informed
	of their work.

comp.os.386bsd.apps:

	Discussion and questions about the applications which run under
	386bsd would be posted here.  Questions and comments about
	porting, as well as using, those applications would also be
	acceptable here.

comp.os.386bsd.questions:

	General questions about 386bsd would be posted here.
	These could range from questions about installing the
	system, to general questions about 386bsd's inner workings,
	to questions about 386bsd system administration in general.
	Basically, all questions which don't fit in one of the other
	groups should be posted here.
 
comp.os.386bsd.misc:

	Discussion about 386bsd which does not fall into the area
	of coverage of any of the other 386bsd groups.  Things
	posted here should not be crossposted to the other 386bsd
	groups.


If there appears to be a consensus on this proposal, I'll post
a CFV as soon as would be appropriate.