JW> I know that the FAQ and such says not to use to alt.os.linux,
 JW> but I still get news from there, so if it is still active
 JW> is there a reason why not to use it.  I've seen quite a few
 JW> posts about splitting this newsgroup.  Maybe we could direct
 JW> newbie questions to alt.os.linux.  This is not a very good
 JW> long term solution, but it may be a good way to try out having
 JW> more that one linux newsgroup, and it doesn't really require
 JW> any extra work.

 JW> Just a thought....

Solutions like this tend to orphan those of us on the Fidonet side. 
Presumably the folks gating the news group to Fido will decide whether
everyone here will be connected to alt.os.linux, or comp.os.linux.

So, where does that leave me?  I've written the occasional patch to
kernel source (see previous message) and could certainly profit from
propagating it to people other than newbies (and getting feedback).  So,
maybe I should be gated to comp.os.linux.

On the other hand, I'm not above asking the sort of question that a
newbie would ask....so, perhaps I should be gated to alt.os.linux so as
not to offend "proper" hackers (presumably people who learned un*x via
direct ftp to their cerebral cortices [grin])....

Anyway, I sympathize with your problem, but am not sure there is a
reasonable place to draw a line.  Though, the Linux activists' mailing
groups are available, and they certainly wouldn't contain a lot of
newbie postings....
:-)


Rob L.


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