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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: Mark Hobley &lt;markhobley@hotpop.donottypethisbit.com&gt; Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: RFD: comp.cygwin Followup-To: news.groups.prop…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: Mark Hobley &lt;markhobley@hotpop.donottypethisbit.com&gt;<br /> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals<br /> Subject: RFD: comp.cygwin<br /> Followup-To: news.groups.proposals<br /> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:53:00 -0700<br /> Message-ID: &lt;nan.20080317155300$4b63@killfile.org&gt;<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> unmoderated group comp.cygwin<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the<br /> unmoderated Usenet newsgroup, comp.cygwin.<br /> <br /> <br /> NEWSGROUPS LINE: comp.cygwin<br /> <br /> comp.cygwin Topics relating to the cygwin operating environment<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: comp.cygwin<br /> <br /> The cygwin suite provides a Linux-like operating environment for a Microsoft<br /> Windows based operating system. This means that discussions or questions<br /> relating to cygwin may require users with Linux knowledge, rather than<br /> Microsoft Windows based knowledge. Posting to a Linux related group, may<br /> upset some users, because the operating system is not Linux, and posting to<br /> a Microsoft Windows based newsgroup would not really be appropriate, because<br /> Microsoft Windows users may not have sufficient knowledge of the Linux<br /> operating environment to be able to contribute to the articles. This<br /> newsgroup is dedicated specifically to cygwin related topics.<br /> <br /> <br /> CHARTER:<br /> <br /> This newsgroup is for discussions or questions relating to the cygwin<br /> operating system.<br /> <br /> Posting of articles relating to cygwin, installation of cygwin, usage of<br /> cygwin or cygwin packages configuration of cygwin, configuration of the<br /> Microsoft Windows based system for the purposes of installing cygwin,<br /> installation of packages in the cygwin environment, compilation or<br /> development of software for use within the cygwin environment, programming<br /> methodology or program structure for the purpose of making software<br /> compatible with the cygwin environment, versions or new releases of cygwin,<br /> modifications to the cygwin environment, the cygwin source code,<br /> distribution of cygwin, development of maintenance of cygwin package<br /> repositories, the creation of a cygwin distribution cdrom, or other cygwin<br /> related topics is acceptable within this newsgroup.<br /> <br /> Posting of articles not relating to cygwin, or the posting of advertisements,<br /> or other announcements not relating to cygwin is not allowed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> PROCEDURE:<br /> <br /> For more information on the newsgroup creation process, please see:<br /> <br /> http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:creation<br /> <br /> Those who wish to influence the development of this RFD and its final<br /> resolution should subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the<br /> relevant threads in that newsgroup. This is both a courtesy to groups in<br /> which discussion of creating a new group is off-topic as well as the best<br /> method of making sure that one&#039;s comments or criticisms are heard.<br /> <br /> All discussion of active proposals should be posted to news.groups.proposals.<br /> To this end, the &#039;Followup-To&#039; header of this RFD has been set to this group.<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<br /> that all discussion appears in news.groups.proposals as well.<br /> <br /> We urge those who would like to read or post in the proposed newsgroup<br /> to make a comment to that effect in this thread; we ask proponents to<br /> keep a list of such positive posts with the relevant message ID<br /> (e.g., Barney Fife, &lt;4JGdnb60fsMzHA7ZnZ2dnUVZ_rWdnZ2d@sysmatrix.net&gt;).<br /> Such lists of positive feedback for the proposal may constitute good<br /> evidence that the group will be well-used if it is created.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups (moderated)<br /> news.groups.proposals (moderated)<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT:<br /> <br /> Mark Hobley &lt;markhobley@hotpop.donottypethisbit.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY:<br /> <br /> 2008-03-17 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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