[2690] in comp.os.os2.announce archive
RFD: comp.sys.network-comp.{announce,misc}
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Sears)
Tue Mar 25 20:29:42 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:09:37 GMT
From: jcnsears@rocket.demon.co.uk (James Sears)
Reply-To: jcnsears@rocket.demon.co.uk
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
moderated group comp.sys.network-comp.announce
unmoderated group comp.sys.network-comp.misc
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of
the moderated Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.network-comp.announce,
and the unmoderated Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.network-comp.misc.
This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time.
Procedural details are below.
Newsgroup lines:
comp.sys.network-comp.announce Announcements relating to Network Computers. (Moderated)
comp.sys.network-comp.misc Network Computers and related topics.
RATIONALE: comp.sys.network-comp.announce
There is currently great public and media interest in the subject of
Network Computers, and because the Network Computer is an emerging
technology there are announcements all the time from companies
relating to their NC developments.
There is currently no newsgroup dedicated to announcements relating
to Network Computers, and the creation of this newsgroup would allow
NC related announcements to be channelled to people interested in such
topics. Like other comp.sys.*.announce groups this group should be
moderated to ensure only valid NC related announcements are posted.
RATIONALE: comp.sys.network-comp.misc
Ever since the Network Computer idea was proposed by Oracle, Apple,
IBM, Netscape, and Sun, last year, it has attracted immense public
and media attention.
The Network Computer (NC) is not only a device, but a fundamental
change in the direction of computers which has the potential to
change everyone's lives, as much as the telephone and TV have
done in the past. Computers will cease to be seen as a magic box
which the general public either fear or don't understand, but will
become a consumer device, opening up many possibilities for future
communication, work, and entertainment.
There has been a fair amount of discussion about the NC is various
newsgroups, mainly those connected to companies who are working on
core NC technology (eg Acorn, comp.sys.acorn.*). However partly
because of it's revolutionary nature, there is currently no newsgroup
dedicated to the Network Computer.
This newsgroup is intended to be a discussion area for any topic
relating to the Network Computer, to complement the announcements
newsgroup proposed above. In the future it would be possible to
expand the comp.sys.network-comp.* hierarchy with additional
sub groups, for example .hardware, if and when this is necessary.
CHARTER: comp.sys.network-comp.announce
The content of posts to comp.sys.network-comp.announce should be
current, textual, information, and must relate to the Network
Computer (NC). This includes press releases and news items, as well
as any other topical announcements relating to Network Computers.
The group will also be used to distribute information relating to the
comp.sys.network-comp.* newsgroups, for example a FAQ.
Advertising is not permitted, unless the document contains information
of interest to the intended audience of the newsgroup. For example
