[967] in comp.os.os2.announce archive
2nd RFD: comp.os.os2.networking.server, comp.os.os2.scitech
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Levis - OS/2 Warp 3)
Mon Apr 8 15:47:33 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 8 Apr 1996 19:22:08 -0000
From: mlevis@runner.jpl.utsa.edu (Mike Levis - OS/2 Warp 3)
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.os.os2.networking.server
unmoderated group comp.os.os2.scitech
CHANGES from previous RFD:
The comp.os.os2.admin proposal has been renamed to
comp.os.os2.networking.server. There have been slight changes and
clarifications to the rationale and charters of both proposals.
Newsgroup lines:
comp.os.os2.networking.server Administration of NetWare, Warp Server, etc.
comp.os.os2.scitech Real-time, engineering/CAD, sciences, etc.
This is the second formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of
two unmoderated OS/2 newsgroups:
* create comp.os.os2.scitech
* create comp.os.os2.networking.server
This is not a Call For Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time.
RATIONALE: comp.os.os2.scitech
Currently, there are no OS/2 newsgroups for scientists (e.g.
astronomers, statisticians, engineers, etc) to discuss using OS/2
in science-related issues. Examples of such discussion include
running astronomy programs on OS/2, the best way to configure OS/2
for use in real-time data collection, etc. Furthermore, IBM is
working on OpenGL for OS/2, which is expected to further increase
interest in using OS/2 by scientists (e.g. CAD programs that will
use OpenGL). Therefore, the creation of comp.os.os2.scitech is
being proposed.
Note: .scitech was informally discussed last year as .scientific,
.apps.scientific, .apps.sci, and this year as .science. I chose
.scitech simply to be consistent with the parallel newsgroup
comp.sys.mac.scitech.
RATIONALE: comp.os.os2.networking.server
Currently, there are no OS/2 newsgroups for system administrators
to discuss the administration of OS/2 servers. In the past, OS/2
plus a server package (such as LAN Server or NetWare) has been a
popular choice for system admins working in a PC environment. Now
that IBM has introduced OS/2 Warp Server (a combination of OS/2 Warp
and LAN Server into one package with extra functionality for a
lower overall price) there is sufficient reason to propose
comp.os.os2.networking.server.
Note: .networking.server was informally discussed last year as separate
groups .netware and .lanserver, and this year as .servers as well as
.admin. I chose .networking.server due to concerns of confusion caused
by the name .admin.
CHARTER: comp.os.os2.scitech
Unmoderated discussion by scientists (and students studying to become
scientists) of using OS/2 in scientific-related (e.g. engineering,
astronomy, statistics, medical, etc.) software and hardware issues.
Such issues can include:
* computer-aided drawing/engineering
* real-time processing
* image processing
* statistics
* modeling
* simulation
* technical writing/publishing
* etc.
Discussion can include:
* ``What is the best equation editor for OS/2?''
* ``Is there an OS/2 programmer's library to calculate
statistics?''
* ``What is the best way to configure OS/2 to handle real-time
data?''
* etc.
Note that discussion on writing OS/2 software (e.g. ``how do I write
a DLL'', ``should I use one background thread or many'', etc) belongs
in the appropriate comp.os.os2.programmer.* newsgroup, but discussion
of scientific-based programmer's library in comp.os.os2.scitech is
allowed (just like discussion scientific-based applications is allowed).
END CHARTER.
CHARTER: comp.os.os2.networking.server
Unmoderated discussion of OS/2 server administration (e.g. NetWare, LAN
Server, Warp Server, etc). Such discussion can include:
* file and print sharing
* app serving
* disk mirroring, disk duplexing
* user limits
* security
* etc.
END CHARTER.
PROCEDURE:
Please monitor news.groups to follow discussion on these proposals.
Do not vote until the Call For Vote (CFV) is posted, which is
expected to be posted shortly after this 21-day discussion period
ends. The Usenet Volunteer Votetakers (UVV) will handle the
25-day vote collection.
DISTRIBUTION:
This RFD has been posted to:
* news.announce.newgroups
* news.groups
* comp.os.os2.announce
I will crosspost a pointer to this article to:
* comp.os.os2.apps
* comp.os.os2.setup.misc
* comp.os.os2.networking.misc
* comp.os.os2.advocacy
--
Mike Levis - OS/2 Warp 3 This RFD has been brought to you by the
mlevis@runner.utsa.edu letters "O" and "S", and by the number "2"
My thanks to those participating in the OS/2 discussion on news.groups!
