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Message-ID: RfD1-de.comp.software-15.05.2001@dana.de Subject: 1. RfD: Einrichtung de.comp.{software/apps}, Loeschung de.comp.gnu Followup-To: de.admin.news.groups Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 23:15:00 +0200
It is a request for discussion about reorganisation of German newsgroups for software applications. Optionally the proponent proposes the deletion of de.comp.gnu. It looks like people discussing this on de.admin.news.groups are largely not in favour of deleting de.comp.gnu, though.
This raises the question of where an how the FSFE and the GNU project can be represented and discussed in the German speaking newsgroups.
And of course in newgroups in other european languages in general.
News (nntp) seems to be a very sofisticated tool which we should use more to have good discussions.
Bernhard