Обсуждение: Re: [#14748606] comp.databases.postgresql hierarchy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-www-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-www-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane
> Sent: 30 September 2004 19:44
> To: josh@agliodbs.com
> Cc: Marc G. Fournier; pgsql-www@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] [#14748606]
> comp.databases.postgresql hierarchy
>
> Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> > BTW, how would we go about organizing a legitimacy vote?
> Who votes on this?
>
> I haven't paid attention to that stuff in nigh ten years, but
> there is/was a very well-defined procedure to go through to
> propose a new recognized newsgroup, and at least one
> newsgroup that deals solely in processing such proposals.
> Google for "newgroup vote" or some such and you'll probably
> find all the details you could want.

Details at
http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/usenet/creating-newsgroups/part1.ht
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I have no info on how up to date that is.

Regards, Dave.

P.S. I heard a rumour some time ago that you were once part of the
legendary Usenet Cabal Tom. Is that something you'd care to confirm or
deny? :-)

"Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> writes:
> P.S. I heard a rumour some time ago that you were once part of the
> legendary Usenet Cabal Tom. Is that something you'd care to confirm or
> deny? :-)

Not me.  I was newsadmin for cs.cmu.edu for a few years, but that didn't
equate to having any actual political power ...

            regards, tom lane