comp.software.year-2000.tech Remediation of Y2K, similar bugs. (Moderated)
This vote was conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent.
Proponent: Bill Fahle <bfahle@forelogic.com>
Votetaker: Dave Cornejo <dave@dogwood.com>
RATIONALE: comp.software.year-2000.tech
The newsgroup comp.software.year-2000 has, virtually since its inception, been overrun by predictions and speculation about what might or might not happen to the infrastructure and to society in general when/if remediation of the year-2000 problem fails. This speculation tends to generate on the order of 300 messages per day; clearly showing the need for such a group. However, the original purpose of the group is not being served well, and so this is technically a recommendation for a split. The new group would provide a forum for technical help for remediators of year-2000 problems, which is needed now more than ever. While it might be raised that these ng's will have limited life, there are a class of related problems that will continue to be discussed well into next century.