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From: board@big-8.org (The Big-8 Management Board)<br />
Subject: RESULT: comp.binaries.os2 will be removed<br />
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.binaries.os2,<br />
comp.os.os2.announce, comp.os.os2.apps, comp.os.os2.misc<br />
Followup-To: news.groups<br />
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:24:37 -0700<br />
<br />
RESULT<br />
comp.binaries.os2 will be removed<br />
<br />
The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 16 Oct 2006 initiated a five-day<br />
period for final comments. Following the comment period, the Big-8<br />
Management board has decided by consensus to remove the newsgroup<br />
comp.binaries.os2.<br />
<br />
This group will be removed on 27 Oct 2006.<br />
<br />
<br />
RATIONALE: remove comp.binaries.os2<br />
<br />
There have been no approved messages since July 1997.<br />
<br />
Distribution of binary programs via Usenet, and in particular the Big<br />
8 comp.binaries.* groups is no longer particularly useful or viable.<br />
The binaries groups were created before there was widespread access to<br />
the Internet, so that propagation of binaries via Usenet was a viable<br />
alternative to distribution via floppies or other removal storage<br />
media sent by mail.<br />
<br />
Binaries newsgroups typically have very short expiration periods, so<br />
someone interested in acquiring programs would have to constantly<br />
monitor a newsgroup, or hope that the programs were archived so that<br />
they can be accessed via the internet (such as by FTP). But if the<br />
programs can be sent via internet, there is no need for the Usenet<br />
alternative.<br />
<br />
Google does not archive binaries in newsgroups. So even though they<br />
maintain archives of the comp.binaries.* groups, they do not archive<br />
most of the content (the reason for existence of the group in the<br />
first place).<br />
<br />
Over the years, programs have generally become larger and more<br />
complex. When transmitted by Usenet this may require the programs be<br />
distributed in many parts, some of which may be lost. Again,<br />
transmission via FTP is more reliable.<br />
<br />
The moderators of binaries newsgroups may be legally responsible for<br />
the reliability of software, whether it is legal to distribute, and<br />
whether it is free of viruses and trojans. Many may not be willing to<br />
assume that responsibility, and unmoderated binaries groups are not<br />
acceptable in the Big 8.<br />
<br />
This proposal is one of several that will removal all groups in the<br />
comp.binaries.* hierarchy except comp.binaries.cbm.<br />
<br />
<br />
HISTORY: <br />
<br />
The newsgroup comp.binaries.os2 was created in March 1990.<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.binaries.os2<br />
comp.os.os2.announce<br />
comp.os.os2.apps<br />
comp.os.os2.misc<br />
<br />
<br />
PROPONENT: <br />
<br />
Jim Riley <jimrtex@pipeline.com><br />
<br />
<br />
CHANGE HISTORY: <br />
<br />
2006-10-23 Results<br />
2006-10-05 1st RFD<br />
2006-10-16 2nd RFD/LCC<br />
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