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Common Sense for Fidonews
by Lee Kindness, 2:259/7, lkindnes@csl.co.uk

Gary Gilmore was quite rash in a number of his comments a couple of weeks back... However a couple of valid comments can be made regarding Fidonews's size and content:

• Internet distribution sites - A simple link to a web page that contains these address would suffice. It goes without saying that everyone that is interested in these sites would have internet access, and hence be able to access such a page.
• Zone, Region, Net Homepages - As above, a reference to a web page would do.
• Jokes & ASCII 'pics' - Not the thing we should promote for Fidonews inclusion. It's the type of thing anyone with an email address gets bombarded with daily from friends and in the humour echoes (PUNCH et al). So before you think about submitting these jokes and pictures consider that you've got - it's more than likely everyone else has too!
• Software listing - Monthly rather than weekly would be a better frequency, and lets get rid of the old software section - a pile of meaning less names and version numbers is of no use to anyone!
• PGP key - A pointless peace of INet poseur?

Lets cut down on all the static information...

And now onto the positive aspects... The posting of FTSC documents is a great idea (i waiting to see how the RTF FSC is handled thou ;) and Chris has done a great job in reviving Fidonews after Tees's death grip.

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FTSC - Dead and Buried?
by Lee Kindness, 2:259/7, lkindness@csl.co.uk

Last year i submitted 3 FTS update proposals to the FTSC Chair Dave Nugent. 5 months later, no reply.

Speaks volumes really... I wonder how many people remember the words of Dave when he took over the position, pot calling the ke... I really must dig them up and post them!

We need a solution, The 'new' FTSC-something leaded by R1EC seems too elitist (All this FTSC_PUBLIC echo bollox, get into NET_DEV where the developers are!)

A point to ponder...

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