REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win64
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to create
comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win64 as an unmoderated world-wide Usenet
newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of Microsoft Windows 64-bit
programming. This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at
this time. Procedural details appear below. All followup discussion
should be crossposted to news.groups.
Newsgroup line:
comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win64 Programming for 64-bit Microsoft Windows.
CHANGES from previous RFD:
1. Typographical errors.
2. Addition of Intel Xeon (Nacona) processor.
3. Addition of on topic "any other discussions related to 64-bit windows
programming"
RATIONALE: comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win64
Microsoft Windows is the most common operating system in use on
computer desktops. For many years it has had a 32 bit API called
Win32. However, advances in processor technology mean that a new
64-bit version will soon be released. 64-bit Windows programming
is already taking place with pre-release Beta versions of the
operating system and compilers. There is a need for a Usenet group
that enables 64-bit specific programming issues to be discussed
Currently discussion happens on a variety of inappropriate groups,
such as comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win32. There is also a private
(non-Usenet) Microsoft based news server which contains a group,
but which is not programming specific.
For the purposes of this RFD, Win64 is defined as the application
programming interface used by 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows.
It should be noted that traffic would be expected to be fairly
slight at first, as Win64 programming is in its infancy. However,
it is very likely that considerable porting and new programming
effort will ramp up as 64-bit Windows is released, requiring a
newsgroup quickly. There can be no doubt that Win64 programming
will be of great commercial importance very quickly.
CHARTER: comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win64
The comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win64 newsgroup is for the
discussion of the following topic areas:
- The Win64 Application Programming Interface
- Use of Win64 compatible compilers, assemblers and programming
tools
- Issues relating to programming of any 64-bit microprocessor
expected to work with 64-bit Windows, including AMD64/Opteron
and Intel Itanium/Xeon (Nacona and derivatives)
- Issues relating to 64-bit versions of any programming language
designed to work with 64-bit Windows
- Issues related to the porting of 32 bit software to the Win64
platform
- Any other discussions related to 64-bit Windows programming.
Posting of binary files is prohibited, with the exception of PGP
signatures and similar small binaries.
Infrequent posting of commercial information relating to Win64
programming tools and services is allowed. The same posting may
not be posted more often than monthly. Posting of commercial
information that is not strongly related to Win64 programming tools
or services is prohibited. In particular, advertisments for computer
hardware are not permitted.
END CHARTER.
PROCEDURE:
This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase
of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroups
should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue for
a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this
proposal is posted to news.announce.n ewgroups), after which a Call For
Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion
warrants it. Please do not attempt to vote until this happens.
All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.
This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation
guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How
to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these
documents (available in news.announce.n ewgroups) if you have any
questions about the process.
This RFD may be distributed freely to other relevant newsgroups or
maillists, provided the followup line (to news.groups) is unaltered.
Note that discussion regarding this RFD should be conducted only in
news.groups.
DISTRIBUTION:
This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups:
news.announce.n ewgroups
news.groups
comp.lang.c++
comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win32
Proponent: Christian McArdle <cm********@yah oo.co.uk>
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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.databases.mysql
This is an invitation to discuss the following proposal to create
newsgroup comp.databases.mysql. Please note that YOU CANNOT VOTE NOW;
you may be able to vote on a version of this proposal later. See the
PROCEDURE section below if you need information about how the
discussion works.
PLEASE POST ANY FOLLOWUPS TO THE NEWSGROUP NEWS.GROUPS.
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by: William Drew |
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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.databases.mysql
This is an invitation to discuss the following proposal to create newsgroup
comp.databases.mysql. Please note that YOU CANNOT VOTE NOW; you may be
able to vote on a version of this proposal later. See the PROCEDURE section
below if you need information about how the discussion works.
PLEASE POST ANY FOLLOWUPS TO THE NEWSGROUP NEWS.GROUPS.
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From: Nigel Perry <nigel@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz>
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups
Subject: RFD: comp.std.csharp
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 00:26:01 +0000
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.std.csharp
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of
the worldwide unmoderated newsgroup comp.std.csharp. This is not
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by: Hans Forbrich |
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The following is a Request for Discussion, following up on some recent
posts about distributing a periodic news group 'Charter and FAQ' post.
While not formally following RFC/RFD rules, the intent is to use the
rules as a guide for the discussion and make a more formal Request for
Comment and a follow-up formal vote, possibly before year-end.
Proposal:
That the following be posted weekly for this news group:
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by: Cara Altman |
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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.databases.etl
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a
world-wide unmoderated Usenet newsgroup comp.databases.etl. This is
not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural
details are below.
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by: Craig Rodrigues |
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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.object.corba.tao
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to create
comp.object.corba.tao as an unmoderated world-wide Usenet newsgroup
dedicated to the discussion of The ACE ORB (TAO). This is not a Call
for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural details
appear below. All followup discussion should be crossposted to
news.groups.
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by: Andy |
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Someone posted this official proposal to create
comp.databases.postgresql.general again. He wrote his own charter. As
far as I know, he did not consult any of the postgresql groups first.
There may be an upcoming vote on this, so please stay informed and read
news.newgroups.announce for updates.
Also see message <2uu44nF2eodc0U1@uni-berlin.de> for an example of the
proponent's temperament.
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by: Mike Cox |
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Obviously, there cannot be 21 postgresql groups in the comp.* hierarchy.
Many of the 21 are not used that often, and would not be of much popularity
to those on usenet.
I did a check on news.postgresql.org to see which newsgroups are the most
popular and also the ones which cover the relevant postgresql topics. Most
of the postgresql topics and traffic are represented in these four
newsgroups:
comp.databases.postgresql.admin
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Just to let everyone who is interested in having 5 postgresql groups in the
big 8, that I've posted the second RFD. Please visit news.groups to read
and discuss the Postgresql RFD.
This is potential very important to all those who use Postgresql, so if in
doubt, do stop by news.groups and read it.
Thanks.
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