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- {Note from Melissa: I am almost scared by this. Can it be that Ian's
- and my RFD was perfect? At any rate, discussion is ongoing in
- news.groups -- the cesspool in which such things normally happen}
-
-
- REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) unmoderated group comp.emulators.mac.executor
-
- Summary: Newsgroup for discussion of Executor, a
- software Macintosh emulator for DOS,
- Windows, OS/2, Linux, and NEXTSTEP.
-
- Proponents: Melissa Algeo (melissa@ardi.com)
- Ian Viemeister (vmeister@ios.com)
-
- This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a
- newsgroup for users of Executor. This RFD has been posted in
- accordance with "Guidelines for Usenet Newsgroup Creation" by Greg
- Woods, David C. Lawrence, and Gene Spafford.
-
- This RFD is crossposted to the following relevant newsgroups:
-
- news.announce.newgroups
- news.groups
- alt.comp.emulators.executor
- comp.emulators.announce
- comp.emulators.misc
- comp.os.linux.misc
- comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- comp.os.os2.misc
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- comp.sys.next.misc
-
- . . . and is also being sent to the Executor Interest mailing list at
- executor@nacm.com. Interested parties are encouraged to discuss the
- proposal in news.groups, where followups are set.
-
-
- RATIONALE:
-
- The Executor Interest mailing list has 687 subscribers and a great
- number of regular posters, and the amount of traffic has become
- overwhelming. When the idea of a newsgroup arose, an interest poll
- was floated on the list, the results of which showed that the great
- majority of respondents desired to move to a newsgroup.
-
- Comp.emulators.misc is a topically appropriate forum which already
- contains some Executor traffic, however, the volume of Executor
- discussion in the mailing list far exceeds what would be appropriate
- in comp.emulators.misc. Much of the Executor Interest mailing list
- discussion revolves around specific aspects of Executor, and the
- amount of this traffic could inadvertently squelch the discussion of
- emulation technology in general. Members of the Executor user
- community who lack access to Usenet will continue to be served by a
- mirroring of the Usenet group to the mailing list and vice versa.
-
-
- CHARTER:
-
- Comp.emulators.mac.executor is for general discussion of ARDI's
- Executor software Macintosh emulator. Executor users and potential
- users are encouraged to discuss Executor bugs and workarounds and to
- share tips for getting Executor to work properly with specific
- hardware and/or software. ARDI will post announcements of new
- versions, and provide other help when possible.
-
- Criticism, advice, and mutual user assistance are all expected and
- encouraged. Advertisements and off-topic postings are forbidden, as
- is the posting of encoded binaries or any information on obtaining
- pirated software.
-
-
- THE VOTING PROCESS:
-
- After the discussion period of 21-30 days, if no serious objections
- are raised, a Call for Votes (CFV) will be issued to the same groups
- in which this RFD appears. The vote will be tabulated by a neutral
- third party, who will be a member of the Usenet Volunteer Votetakers
- selected by the usual process. The voting period will be no less than
- 21 days. A successful vote requires that at least 100 more votes are
- cast for creation than against, with an overall majority of 2/3 for
- creation. If both these conditions are met, the new group will be
- announced as soon thereafter as is convenient.
-
-
-