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- From: jfurr@polaris.async.vt.edu (Joel K. Furr)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.lemurs,alt.config
- Subject: Lemurs in show biz? (Was: Re: alt.fan.multics, any interest in a Multics (OS) newsgroup?)
- Keywords: group creation alt
- Message-ID: <BzM5M0.xK@polaris.async.vt.edu>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 14:29:59 GMT
- References: <bdp21_@rpi.edu> <1992Dec20.145029.5468@pollux.lu.se>
- Organization: Escape from Blacksburg, VA
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- In article <1992Dec20.145029.5468@pollux.lu.se> magnus@thep.lu.se (Magnus Olsson) writes:
- >[Note crossposting! The a.f.c crowd may be interested in this...]
- >
- >In article <bdp21_@rpi.edu> multics@lachesis.acm.rpi.edu (Multics) writes:
- >>I'd like to know it there is enough interest out there to warrant the
- >>creation of an alt.fan.multics newsgroup where us past and present Multics
- >>people can discuss the Multics OS and anything Multics oriented that comes
- >>to mind, including the current status of Multics.
- >
- >The name alt.fan.multics is *bad*, though, because all the other
- >alt.fan.* groups are about people in show biz; it would lead the
- >newbies to believe that multics was a pop group :-).
-
- I object and disagree, Magnus. Not *all* alt.fan groups are about
- people in show biz. Note the existence of alt.fan.lemurs. Lemurs have
- a HELL of a time living down rumors that they're just refugee Ewoks and
- here you come tarring them with that DAMN show biz slur. Enough, already!
-
- Joel "Standing tall, protecting my lemurs" Furr
- jfurr@polaris.async.vt.edu
-