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Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?)

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In article <vqnan6$1fn62$1@dont-email.me>,
David Brown  <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
>On 10/03/2025 16:42, Dan Cross wrote:
>> [snip]
>> So far, as near as I can tell, the only person who's actually
>> engaged with the proposal was Tim Rentsch, who responded in
>> in comp.programming that he was in favor of comp.lang.rust.
>
>For what it is worth, I think it makes sense to ask here (and in the 
>other groups I have seen your post - c.l.c++ and c.programming) to ask 
>about interest in comp.lang.rust.  Many people who are interested in 
>Rust and who use Usenet, will be found in one of those groups.  It might 
>not be strictly topical for c.l.c., but it is certainly of potential 
>interest to a number of people here.
>
>I also think that if you do create the group, announcing it here in 
>c.l.c. is appropriate.
>
>Like Tim, I am not overly keen on posting in one group with a follow-up 
>to another group, if you are expecting replies from people here (rather 
>than just making an announcement).  When I read something in c.l.c. and 
>want to discuss it, I think it is natural to do so in c.l.c. 
>(c.programming may be more natural for this discussion, but the audience 
>is pretty minimal there.)
>
>I don't think there will be much life in a comp.lang.rust group - groups 
>like c.l.c. are held together by people who have been programming in C 
>and haunting Usenet for decades.  Rust is too young, so I think it will 
>be hard to establish a community in a Rust newsgroup.  However, I may be 
>wrong, and I wish you the best of luck with it.
>
>(I know there are Rust programmers in comp.arch, and perhaps some follow 
>comp.lang.misc, if you are looking for other appropriate newsgroups.)

That's fair; thanks for the measured response and suggestions.
I see that Tim also chimed in.  I'll do my best to keep track of
responses and post again when appropriate.

	- Dan C.

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Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 07:46 -0400
  Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-03-10 13:12 +0000
    Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 14:32 +0000
      Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2025-03-10 14:54 +0000
        Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 17:35 -0400
      Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-03-10 15:23 +0000
        Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 15:42 +0000
          Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-10 17:55 +0200
          Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-03-10 10:17 -0700
            Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 18:33 +0000
          Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-03-10 19:23 +0100
            Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 18:32 +0000
          Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2025-03-10 19:05 +0000
            Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 19:11 +0000
              Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2025-03-10 19:22 +0000
                Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 19:26 +0000
          Re: Topicality (Was: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-03-10 19:54 +0000
          Re: Topicality Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-03-10 18:34 -0700
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      Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2025-03-11 23:29 -0500
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