Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?

From	cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?
Followup-To	news.groups.proposals
Date	2025-03-10 14:32 +0000
Organization	PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID	<vqmt6a$abj$2@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References	<vqmi1p$f1f$1@reader1.panix.com> <vqmofm$6r9q$1@news.xmission.com>

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In article <vqmofm$6r9q$1@news.xmission.com>,
Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
>In article <vqmi1p$f1f$1@reader1.panix.com>,
>Dan Cross <cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net> wrote:
>>[Note: Followup-To: set to news.groups.proposals]
>>
>>I'd like to open informal discussion around possibly creating a
>>new newsgroup, comp.lang.rust, for discussion of the Rust
>>programming language (https://rust-lang.org/).  Rust is a
>>compiled, type- and memory- safe language that has been in open
>>development since 2010, and is rapidly gaining adoption in
>>industry and research.  It often comes up in discussions related
>>to C and C++, but no existing group is dedicated to it.
>>
>>Thoughts?
>
>Keith will tell you that it is off-topic here.

Topicality is part of the reason the Big-8 guidance for
introducing these discussions recommends cross-posting to groups
where the topic comes up semi-regularly, but setting follow ups
to news.groups.proposals, as I had done, and have done again
here.  ;-)

	- 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? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-11 22:31 +0000
      Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2025-03-11 23:29 -0500
        Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-12 09:09 +0000
          Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2025-03-12 15:50 -0500

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