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- From: frankj@ifi.uio.no (Frank Tore Johansen)
- Subject: Re: Should SHAREWARE be posted in comp.sources.misc
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.210241.29289@ifi.uio.no>
- Keywords: Vote, shareware, sources.misc
- Sender: frankj@ifi.uio.no (Frank Tore Johansen)
- Reply-To: frankj@ifi.uio.no
- Organization: University of Oslo, Norway
- References: <1992Nov20.171751.25602@sparky.imd.sterling.com> <1ejd2mINN2uv@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 21:02:41 GMT
- Lines: 37
- Originator: frankj@driva.ifi.uio.no
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- In article <1ejd2mINN2uv@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU>, randall-joshua@yale.edu (Joshua Randall) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov20.171751.25602@sparky.imd.sterling.com> votes@sparky.sterling.com writes:
- > >I am running a vote to once and for all decide whether of not
- > >SHAREWARE should be posted to comp.sources.misc. If you feel
- > >that SHAREWARE is (un)acceptable then let me know via a vote.
- >
- > This is fine, but calling this is CFV is *not* OK! For one thing, I haven't
- > seen *any* discussion of this on news.groups, let alone a formal RFD.
-
- It's not a CVF for creating a newsgroup. And Kent Landfield is after
- all the moderator of comp.sources.misc. Are there any spesific written
- rules for changing/adding rules to the charter, and are there rules for
- what liberties the moderator can have with the charter?
-
- The charter doesn't touch upon shareware, it simply states that
- "*Any* program source code will be accepted."
-
- There has already been a short discussion in comp.sources.d.
-
- If you're not pleased, why not start a CFD yourself, and then a formal CFV
- in a month in case anyone else agrees?
-
- > A thought occurs to me. Perhaps all these guidelines are merely ways for
- > we "elitist" users to hide behind a bureaucracy? (Gag!) Maybe what the
- > UseNet needs is *more* anarchy, not less?
-
- Hmm, you seem to have been reading Scott Forbes' postings lately... 8)
-
- > In the case of this "vote", I
- > think it is important that a quick decision be reached, more important than
- > that the decision be an "official" one.
-
- Indeed, and that is probably what Kent wanted, and I agree fully.
- So what are we discussing? 8)
-
- -Frank.
-