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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: board@big-8.org (The Big-8 Management Board) Subject: 2nd RFD: remove comp.unix.unixware.announce moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgrou…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: board@big-8.org (The Big-8 Management Board)<br /> Subject: 2nd RFD: remove comp.unix.unixware.announce moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)<br /> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups,<br /> comp.unix.unixware.announce, comp.unix.unixware.misc, comp.unix.sco.misc<br /> Followup-To: news.groups<br /> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:33:32 -0800<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove comp.unix.unixware.announce<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup comp.unix.unixware.announce.<br /> <br /> <br /> PROCEDURE:<br /> <br /> The B8MB plans to begin voting on this proposal after five days. Please<br /> offer any final discussion or comments before the end of this waiting<br /> period. Voting may take up to one week (7 days); a result will be posted<br /> following the end of the voting period.<br /> <br /> All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.<br /> <br /> The full group removal procedure is documented here:<br /> <br /> http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:rmgroup<br /> <br /> <br /> SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION:<br /> <br /> No comments were received.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove comp.unix.unixware.announce<br /> <br /> There have been no approved messages since June 1996. During its<br /> short period of active approvals (July 1995 to June 1996), there were<br /> only 30 approved articles other than FAQ&#039;s. Approvals were sporadic,<br /> with the following numbers of approval per month:<br /> 8,0,4,3,0,1,0,6,0,0,0, and 8.<br /> <br /> When comp.unix.unixware.announce was created, part of the rationale<br /> was the high traffic in comp.unix.unixware (comp.unix.unixware was<br /> renamed to comp.unix.unixware.misc). The creation of the &quot;.announce&quot;<br /> group, and the renaming of the discussion group were characterized as<br /> a re-organization, which might result in a whole sub-hierarchy of<br /> comp.unix.unixware.* which would be served by the &quot;.announce&quot; group.<br /> <br /> As it turns out, no additional groups were created, and traffic in<br /> comp.unix.unixware.misc has declined dramatically by about a factor of<br /> 1/100 (to around 5 articles/month). There is no need for a separate<br /> announcement group at this time since the rest of the sub-hierarchy<br /> consists of a single, low volume discussion group. Any announcements<br /> can be made directly to comp.unix.unixware.misc.<br /> <br /> Note: this proposal would remove only comp.unix.unixware.announce.<br /> comp.unix.unixware.misc would not be affected.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY: <br /> <br /> The newsgroup comp.unix.unixware was created in November 1993. In<br /> April 1995, it was renamed to comp.unix.unixware.misc, and the<br /> companion announcement group comp.unix.unixware.announce created.<br /> <br /> The first approvals for comp.unix.unixware.announce were in July 1995,<br /> and the last in June 1996. There are 35 approvals in the Google<br /> archive, 5 of them FAQ&#039;s.<br /> <br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups<br /> comp.unix.unixware.announce<br /> comp.unix.unixware.misc<br /> comp.unix.sco.misc<br /> <br /> <br /> CHARTER:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup line is:<br /> <br /> comp.unix.unixware.announce Announcements related to UnixWare.<br /> <br /> The charter from the CFV:<br /> <br /> This group is intended To provide a low-noise forum for official<br /> announcements from Novell, users and third-parties supporting UnixWare<br /> products. Product announcements, listings of events and functions,<br /> official statements, availability of archives sites storing UnixWare<br /> binaries or documentation, price lists, press releases and position<br /> papers are all welcome. Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) files,<br /> including but not limited to the extensive UnixWare FAQ maintained by<br /> Jim Vlcek, are also welcome.<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2006-10-31 2nd RFD<br /> 2006-10-19 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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