From: gil@netcom.com (Gilbert Nardo) Subject: Re: RFD: Bug Forms for Linux [comp.os.linux.bugs, anybody?] Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1993 06:43:29 GMT
sct@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Stephen Tweedie) writes:
> In article <1993Apr27.144342.22297@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>, barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com (Keith Barrett) writes:
> > I suggest creating a newsgroup dedicated to only bug reporting
> > (comp.os.linux.bugs}. This was highly successful in the alt.sys.amiga.uucp
> > groups. The advantages are obvious
> I would *strongly* second this motion.
> Another (major) advantage to the new group - it would help to keep the
> volume on the Linux-activists mail channels under control, so that
> they could be more useful as channels for development discussion as
> originally intended, not as help forums as they currently seem to be
> heading.
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I would almost agree with this train of thought. But, I need
to be convinced why the new group should not be called
comp.os.linux.research
What needs to be answered are:
1) what discussions are intended to remain in on comp.os.linux?
2) Is it not too easy to confuse comp.os.linux as a place for
general discussion than it is to confuse
comp.os.linux.[discussion_venue] for its intent?
Convince me and I'll help in the campaign effort.
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