Re: Who gets a newsgroup? (was: Availability of OS X-specific features)

On 2005-12-26 07:08:02 -0800, claird@lairds.us (Cameron Laird) said:

> <URL: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/creating-newsgroups/part1/ >
> includes general comments on the general question, "Why doesn't
> $SUBJECT have its own newsgroup?" Briefly, from the perspective
> of the Usenet overlords, the natural vehicle for all topics is a
> mailing list; it's only exceptionally vigorous ones that *might*
> merit their own newsgroups.

Ah, but you misunderstand me: I don't think Tcl on OS X deserves its
own newsgroup. I think it should be discussed here, on comp.lang.tcl,
along with Tcl on Linux, Tcl on Windows, Tcl on Solaris, etc. Hence my
earlier reference to a ghetto: why is the general subject of OS X (as
opposed to say, detailed, technical discussion of proposed patches to
the Tcl core) segregated into a mailing list?

I think this makes my point clearly enough. Closing up a discussion in
a mailing list, with the primitive search abilities available, creates
a strong potential that either: 1) the same wheel gets reinvented, or
2) someone who lacks that level of technical ability must make do
without a wheel at all, not knowing that it was ever invented.

That said, people can talk wherever they want about whatever they want.
 It's not my intention to be critical of anyone. I just think that,
for the benefit of future users, the best forum for general discussion
of the use of Tcl on OS X along with any other operating system is
right here.

-- 
Steven Myers
smyers (at) sonic (dot) net