I'm forwarding this article which was submitted to the GRASSU mailing list.
While I'm here, let me endorse the idea and encourage everyone to mail
"YES" votes to the vote-collector below.
Rob
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Rob Knauerhase
rob@zorro.cecer.army.mil Construction Engineering Research Lab, Corps of Eng.
knauer@cs.uiuc.edu UIUC Dept. of Computer Science, Gigabit Study Group
In an E-mail message, paulf@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu said:
Hello all you GRASS users,
I just wanted to post a Call For Votes (CFV) for a new USENET
newsgroup. The posting listed below should appear in the listed
newsgroups within the next two days. The voting alias at
css.seismo.gov is set up however and ready to accept votes.I'd be willing to try and answer anyones questions about this
(email paulf@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu).------------------start of CFV------------------------
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.infosystems,
comp.graphics,comp.graphics.visualization,sci.geo.geology,
comp.databases
Subject: CVF: comp.infosystems.gisThe discussion period has ended without significant objection.
This is the formal CALL FOR VOTES for creation of the newsgroup:comp.infosystems.gis Unmoderated
The voting period will end on February 8 at 23:59 GMT (8pm EST).
To cast a YES vote for comp.infosystems.gis
Send a message with the word YES in the subject line (preferred)
or the body of the message to gis-vote@seismo.css.govTo cast a NO vote for comp.infosystems.gis
Send a message with the word NO in the subject line (preferred)
or the body of the message to gis-vote@seismo.css.gov=-=-=-=- DO NOT POST YOUR VOTE! Posted votes will not be counted. -=-=-=-=
This call for discussion proposes that a newsgroup be created for
discussing GIS issues.Proposed Charter:
The new group will not be moderated.
This newsgroup will be for discussion of the developing field in
information managment known as GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
This includes, but is not limited to:o questions about specific GIS/LIS packages in the public and commercial
domains (e.g., MOSS, GRASS, ARC/INFO, ERDAS, ER MAPPER, etc...)o questions on data issues (e.g., availability, sources, types...)
o discussions about GIS analysis and display methodologies (e.g., image
processing, cartography, classification, etc.)o discussions about users use of GIS for attaining research goals
It is expected that discussions relating to both GIS and other
newsgroups may be cross-posted.The group will be gatewayed with the existing GIS-L Listserver and
the extant bit.gis-l group will be removed upon creation of this
group.=-=-=-=- DO NOT POST YOUR VOTE! Posted votes will not be counted. -=-=-=-=
-dave bonnett- Center for Seismic Studies; Arlington, VA
bonnett@seismo.css.gov : (703) 276-7900
Pop Kid Internationale------------------------end of CFV----------------------------------j
Cheers,
Paul Friberg