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From: Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Why I use gcc
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James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> writes:

> On 26/09/2016 22:47, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>
> Given that there is a newsgroup comp.std.c what is there to say that
> comp.lang.c is just about 'standard' C?

There is Richard and Keith to say it. Almost no-one else says it, but
they say it with such fervor and frequency that people who aren't paying
attention may actually believe there is some objective basis for it.

> I thought there were 'mandates' for each newsgroup but cannot find
> them ATM.

c.l.c. predates charters.