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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt; Subject: RFD: remove comp.sources.postscript Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.sources.postscript, comp.lang.po…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> Subject: RFD: remove comp.sources.postscript<br /> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.sources.postscript,<br /> comp.lang.postscript<br /> Followup-To: news.groups<br /> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:52:35 -0700<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove comp.sources.postscript<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup comp.sources.postscript.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: Remove comp.sources.postscript<br /> <br /> The last approved message was in March 1997.<br /> <br /> There are other more suitable means of distributing program sources, so<br /> this comp.sources.postscript is not a suitable candidate for conversion to an<br /> unmoderated newsgroup.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup comp.sources.postscript was created in February 1993, with the<br /> first posting in March 1993. The charter (from the CFV) was:<br /> <br /> PURPOSE<br /> <br /> A sources group where PostScript programs of generally useful<br /> graphic images and PostScript-related utilities can be posted.<br /> <br /> CONTENT<br /> <br /> Source code written in the PostScript language would be appropriate.<br /> Fonts and programs in other languages that involve PostScript<br /> directly and heavily would be appropriate also.<br /> <br /> Clip Art: Hand-made PostScript programs, converted binaries,<br /> or the machine generated output from a drawing tools,<br /> representing a graphical image meant to be included in<br /> documents. (Other art would usually be fine.)<br /> <br /> Utilities: Hand-made PostScript programs either demonstrating or<br /> facilitating use of the PostScript graphics language.<br /> This would include PostScript generating programs and<br /> other tools not written in PostScript.<br /> <br /> Examples: &quot;How-to&quot; examples would be encouraged.<br /> <br /> Fonts: Fonts that can be used with the PostScript language.<br /> <br /> The focus will be on generally useful programs or art. Specific<br /> information, such as a new weathermap in PostScript posted daily, is<br /> more like a binary than a source, and would not be appropriate.<br /> <br /> Text documents formatted in PostScript would not be appropriate.<br /> <br /> EPS conversion, DSC conformance, and commented code would be<br /> facilitated and encouraged, but not required.<br /> <br /> <br /> PROCEDURE:<br /> <br /> The full (draft) group removal procedure is documented here:<br /> <br /> http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:rmgroup<br /> <br /> Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup should<br /> subscribe to news.groups and participate in the relevant threads in that<br /> newsgroup.<br /> <br /> To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to news.groups.<br /> <br /> All discussion of active proposals should be posted to news.groups.<br /> <br /> If desired by the readership of closely affected groups, the discussion<br /> may be crossposted to those groups, but care must be taken to ensure that<br /> all discussion appears in news.groups as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups<br /> comp.sources.postscript<br /> comp.lang.postscript<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT:<br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY:<br /> <br /> 2006-06-26 Slightly reformatted and posted to NAN<br /> 2006-06-16 Original RFD.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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