Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit4.readnews.com!panix!nan.panix.com!robomod!not-for-mail From: board@big-8.org (Big 8 Management Board) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,comp.lang.forth,comp.lang.python,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: 2nd RFD: comp.sys.raspberry-pi - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:02:06 EDT Organization: Big 8 Management Board Lines: 67 Approved: Moderator of news.announce.newgroups , NGP Approval Key Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: panix6.panix.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1363417327 21591 166.84.1.6 (16 Mar 2013 07:02:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:02:07 +0000 (UTC) X-NAN-Policy: http://www.panix.com/~nan/ X-NAN-Info-1: Send submissions to news-announce-newgroups@panix.com X-NAN-Info-2: Send technical complaints to news-announce-newgroups-request@panix.com X-NAN-Info-3: Send complaints about policy to news-announce-newgroups-request@panix.com X-NAN-Info-4: GnuPG 1.4.5 Public Key at http://www.panix.com/~nan/gpg.html X-Comment-1: The moderators do not necessarily agree or disagree with this article. X-Comment-2: Moderators do not verify the accuracy of posted information. X-Comment-3: Acceptance does not convey approval of any external references. X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov), C++/Perl/Unix Consulting X-Moderation-1: Hassle-Free commercial hosting of moderation sites available X-Moderation-2: See http://www.algebra.com/~ichudov/stump Old-NNTP-Posting-Host: scandal.defocus.net Old-X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com Old-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:40:06 +0000 (UTC) Archive-Name: comp.sys.raspberry-pi X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) X-Auth: PGPMoose V2.0 PGP news.announce.newgroups iEYEARECAAYFAlFEGO8ACgkQXMotZRinPKl8sgCgnzqfBEPaPJrMBrrVYhlZ6y7i a8AAnAxVWoyKk0Y8p6FAEQjxEhE+/LwF =b+i0 X-Auth: PGPMoose V2.0 PGP news.groups.proposals iEYEARECAAYFAlFEGO8ACgkQrPkQbuk9hdt8sgCdGK+fpZuGItrUbQMQIcAOFwJQ zCIAoKGm/5jPVGloIL3dTnaOxryw45Gl =dW2v Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.forth:20712 comp.lang.python:41303 comp.os.linux.misc:7493 SECOND REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) unmoderated group comp.sys.raspberry-pi LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the unmoderated newsgroup comp.sys.raspberry-pi. NEWSGROUPS LINE: comp.sys.raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi computers & related hardware and software RATIONALE: * Discussions on this topic have so far been widely and thinly spread on Usenet - e.g. google site:groups.google.com/group/comp "raspberry pi" * The RFD (published 9 March 2013) was well supported with positive responses CHARTER: Newsgroup comp.sys.raspberry-pi is for discussion of issues connected with Raspberry Pi computer systems including set up, programming, software, operating systems, interfacing, related hardware and projects. Posters are expected to abide by normal Usenet standards of decorum, and to ignore articles intended to disrupt the group. The usual suspects are prohibited (spam, binaries, direct advertising, etc.) PROCEDURE: Please refer to the newsgroup creation policies listed here: http://www.big-8.org/wiki/How_to_Create_a_New_Big-8_Newsgroup All discussion of active proposals should be posted to news.groups.proposals. To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to news.groups.proposals. The final comment period lasts for five (5) days from the time that this RFD is posted. DISTRIBUTION: This document has been posted to the following newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups news.groups.proposals comp.lang.forth comp.lang.python comp.os.linux.misc Pointers will also be posted to: comp.arch.embedded uk.comp.homebuilt uk.comp.os.linux comp.sys.apple2 PROPONENT: James Harris james.harris.1Agmail.com (replace A with @) CHANGE HISTORY: 2013-03-09 Initial RFD 2013-03-16 This LCC