comp.sources.reviewed -> comp.sources.posix (+ c.s.u controversy)

[Warren Tucker]

In article <1991Mar03.152123.17801 at chinet.chi.il.us> laird at chinet.chi.il.us (Laird J. Heal) writes:
>In article <1991Mar2.194702.18667 at tridom.uucp> wht at n4hgf.Mt-Park.GA.US writes:
>>Had c.s.reviewed been around, a ready mechanism would have been
>>in place that perhaps would have eliminated *all* those patches.
>Addressing only POSIX-compliant software is very good, but why not restate
>the newsgroup as specifically for software going through a beta or gamma
>test phase?  That is, put it out so people can bang on it, apply patches,
>and then post the final result to groups which get archived.

I think you've got something there.
Maybe what we need is a *mailing list* with a moderator (list
manager) and a group of reviewers who work together to produce
"better" versions of code that then get submitted to one of the
established groups.
 
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Warren Tucker, TuckerWare     emory!n4hgf!wht or wht at n4hgf.Mt-Park.GA.US
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