Proposal -- comp.unix.i386

[Paul A Vixie]

As the moderator of the <info-386ix at vixie.sf.ca.us> mailing list, I want to
publically state my opinion of the proposal for a comp.unix.i386 group:

		* * * *		I Am For It.		* * * *

I have 200 addressses on my mailing list, with about 20 addresses that flit
in and out of existence from one month to the next.  (A different 20 each
month, of course).

I have suggested a comp.unix.i386 group twice in this forum (news.groups),
and have watched others suggest it at least two other times.  I have virtually
no hope that the group will be created this time, but I would be very happy to
be surprised.

When I put this question to my 200 subscribers and asked for opinions, with
silence implying agreement, about five people, mostly overseas, said that they
didn't get Usenet and that they hoped I would forward the traffic for them. I
promised that I would do this.  Therefore we have approximately 195 "yes" votes
for the comp.unix.i386 group, though for the sake of measurement error I will
knock it down to 100.

Other than this message and response to specific replies to its content, I
refuse to discuss the creation of comp.unix.i386.  Don't send me mail, I
won't read it.  I am a passive observer to this process; mail regarding the
vote should be sent to Peter da Silva, <peter at ficc.uu.net>.
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Paul Vixie
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