From: Michael Castle <mcastle AT umr DOT edu>
Subject: Re: start a news group!
To: dj AT ctron DOT com (DJ Delorie)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 21:42:00 -0600 (CST)
Cc: DJGPP AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

> I propose the following newsgroups (in following the existing
> standards where applicable):
> 
> 	gnu.msdos.djgpp.announce
> 	gnu.msdos.djgpp.bugs
> 	gnu.msdos.djgpp.help
> 	gnu.msdos.djgpp.help.new-user
> 	gnu.msdos.djgpp.misc
> 
> Linking these with mailing lists can be done later if the need arises.
> 
> Any objections?

No objections from me, however I don't know how well RMS will go for this.
He continually touts the line about the GNU Project prefering to target
unix rather than any other OS (be it MS-DOS, OS/2, Amiga, Atart-ST, and so
on).  After all, Hurd will be a unix clone.


While I've no problems with creating a gnu.msdos.* heirarchy, I really
doubt it will get done.  Everyone would then want their own heirarchy for
their specific ports:  gnu.os2.*, gnu.amiga.*, gnu.atari.*, gnu.mac.*...
oh wait.. i'm getting carried away here  ;->


Seriously... I doubt that the FSF would really like to see a gnu.msdos.*
heirarchy.  Sure, perhaps you could argue that MS-DOS has more
installations than all the various unixes combined, and that bye offering
msdos specific support to the GNU project, you would hopefully expose more
people to the cause than otherwise would, but I doubt it will have much
effect.


Yeah... go for a gnu.msdos.* heirarchy... but don't be surprised or
disgruntled if it's allowed, and don't feel bad if you have to 'fall back'
to a comp.os.msdos.djgpp group or two. 


Also... what is the distribution factor of gnu.* v. comp.* ???

mrc