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Re: Is there interest in comp.sources.postscript?

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From: Chris Lilley
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 21:50
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In article <1992Nov7.141220.4309@kosman.uucp> kevin@kosman.uucp (Kevin
O'Gorman) writes:

> [...] Would people want a PS source group for PS ideas, or for
>pretty pictures?  

Both, but more for ideas.

>Is there enough interest to get the few hundred votes it
>takes for a new group to come even close?

Time will tell - probably

>If so, I think it would be good precisely because PS source is in some ways
>enherently different from other sources.  It tends to have a kernel of
>generally-useful ideas and a huge amount of what's really data.  This may
>annoy folks in other sources groups.  We're sort of used to it.

Well yes. But posting code fragments, routines, that sort of thing
should I think be encouraged.

It would be particularly useful - and form a valuable learning
resource - if the sources group was archived somewhere, and even
indexed. Any offers for a site? or is that premature...

>Anybody who reads this, if you want to make it happen, we need to know you're
>interested.

OK, I did.

--
Chris Lilley
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