Date   : Thu, 02 Jun 1988 17:30:16 GMT
From   : hpl-opus!walker@hplabs.hp.com (Rick Walker)
Subject: Posting 8 bit sources and binaries

> >      .... Discussion of why usenetters can't post source & binaries to
> >              comp.os.cpm
> 
> > SOLUTIONS:
> > ========
> >       b)  A new USENET group for binaries and sources:
> > 
> >                      comp.os.cpm.sources
> > 
> >              (and allow both binaries and sources).
> > 
> >           This new group would NOT be gatewayed the the ARPA world.
> 
> To re-iterate a suggestion of mine vis a vis the comp.binaries.cbm discussion
> would it not be possible to create a "cover-all" newsgroup, called
> comp.programs.eight-bit
> that contains everything. I.E. CP/M binaries, source, C64 / C128 BASIC
> progs, assembler source, C source, Commodore binary executables. Yeah, I
> know it'd be a real mish-mash, but there is a lot of interest in a CBM
> binaries / source group (if you don't believe me, go look at the last two
> weeks in comp.sys.cbm :-) Add to that the fact that I am now 12 mailings
> behind on getting my assembler out to .UUCP sites, gives you some idea
> of the amount of interest we have here.

I would like to give one more vote FOR something of this sort.  The 
ARPA CP/M archives (SIMTEL et al.) are a great public service, but
are very inconvenient for us non-ARPA folks to use.

The result is that we never see any of the new software that 
gets absorbed into the ivory tower of the ARPA archives.

It is unfortunate that this situation is perpetuated by ARPA threatening
to drop their gateway if anyone even thinks of posting source or binaries
on the net.

A newsgroup for non-ARPA sites (specifically non-gatewayed) which
carried sources would be a great compromise.  The situation now
is far too biased towards the needs/wants/requirements of the ARPA
group, to the detriment of the community at large.

-Rick Walker  ...hplabs!hpl-opus!walker