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[could not post to biz.config, as the original did]
In article <34sqeo$hd6@kelly.teleport.com> spire@teleport.com (Steve Wicke) 
writes:>From: spire@teleport.com (Steve Wicke)
>Subject: Re: Biz.comp.linux*
>Date: 10 Sep 1994 10:30:00 -0700
>In <34rfc9$13j@news1.shell> pierre@shell.portal.com (Pierre Uszynski) writes:
>>In <Cvu65K.C7M@dpcsys.com> dan@dpcsys.com (Dan Busarow) writes:
>>>Steve Wicke (spire@teleport.com) wrote, in biz.config:
>>>>     I would like to create a set of groups called biz.comp.linux* for 
>>>> hardware, & software. Maybe we could just call it 
>>>> biz.comp.linux.services. What do you think?
>>>5 comp.os.linux groups [exist].  Why [...] a new hierarchy in biz?
>>And so far, distribution, configuration and consulting businesses
>>have been welcome to post there (within the usual limits of decency,
>>and etiquette...), and get mentioned in the FAQs easily. It's just that
>>these are groups where these limits are actually respected, as opposed
>>to many others [...]
>The reasoning I have for wanting to start a biz.* heirachy for linux is 
>that there are commercial vendors now addresses the need for 
>professional Linux support. Professional support costs money...ie; is 
>[...] I would 
>like to open a group that would allow people like myself, Yggdrasil, 
>Info-magic to post ads. These ads would be for the person who wants to 
>try things like Linux but does not want to have to deal with hunting for 
>help with their problems.

YEAH!  Imagine what "What's the best distiribution?" questions would yield!!!  
Let all the distributors vie for superiority! (in certain niches, including 
overall)

The bummer is, of course, that we'll all have 2x the number of news groups to 
read, too.  But, there is always cross posting...

I'm all for it!


Pete


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