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Re: [edu-eu]my thoughts (long)
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Susan Stewart |
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Re: [edu-eu]my thoughts (long) |
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Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:31:34 -0600 |
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Anyone have any thoughts about which hierarchy it might be best to form this
group under? The three options I'm currently considering are:
gnu.* hierarchy... possibly name it gnu.edu... this would be concise, logical,
and a logical place to look for us. On the down side, though, many servers
don't carry the gnu.* hierarchy, and placing the group there would mean that
the moderators would have to limit posts fairly strictly to those dealing
with free software specifically.
linux.* hierarchy... this is more widely available than the gnu.* hierarchy
and would allow discussion on a broader level, including the discussion of
non-free and free software that often work together. However, discussion of
systems using GNU Hurd would be considered off topic.
comp.* hierarchy... if we place the group properly, we could make the
discussion as broad as we like. Also, as part of the big 8, the comp.*
hierarchy is as widely available on the web as anything we could hope for.
The only real drawback that I see is that there is a little more red tape
involved in creating under the big 8 hierarchies, which I'm told to expect
will take 3-4 months. However, I have no qualms about doing it if that is
the general consensus among the folks I talk to.
So, what would you name a newsgroup created to provide a forum for educators
to discuss the role that free software plays in the classroom, including the
non-free software that interacts with it?
Susan
On Sunday 29 December 2002 06:22 am, Wiebe van der Worp wrote:
> As Susan more or less mentioned you have to get over some critical point
> (amount of interest) to make this successful. But trying it is worth it,
> even if you/we fail.
>
> From the Dutch vrijschrift.org's point of view I will do my best to
> promote it. Your approach is practical and I am sure there is an broad
> interest to fill the gap between those geeks and ordinary Win users.
>
> Least I could do is place a link on http://vrijschrift.org
>
> Hope to hear more soon...
>
> Wiebe
>
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