Just noticed this was posted again on
20/11/01
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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the
following changes
in the uk.* Usenet
hierarchy:
create
unmoderated newsgroup uk.tech.home-automation
Newsgroup line:
uk.tech.home-automation
Home
Automation in the UK
*** ALL
DISCUSSION MUST TAKE PLACE IN UK.NET.NEWS.CONFIG
***
This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at
this
time.
Further procedural details are given
below.
RATIONALE:
uk.tech.home-automation
Home Automation, whilst widespread in the
USA, is a
new
and fast
emerging technology in the
UK.
Whilst the comp.home.automation newsgroup already exists
for
global
discussion on this subject, due to differing
international
electrical
and telecom standards, much of the information discussed
here is not
relevant to the
UK and is
dominated by US discussions, causing a lot
of UK
questions
to go unanswered, thus making this group
desirable.
This proposal was originally raised on
8th January 2001 by
Lyndon
Watkins. The
ensuing
discussion got bogged down in more general
matters of whether uk.* groups should cover the same
subject
matter as
Big8 groups and whether people should just use a mailing
list instead.
The proponent was interested in the group then and still
is
now.
Duplication of Big8 groups but with a local focus has
never
been an
issue within uk.*, it happens a lot and it usually
works.
Mailing
lists are not usenet and while they have their place,
this
area is not
specialised nor the interested parties identifiable
enough
to make it
a useful alternative.
Therefore the proponent would like to reissue the
proposal
with the
hope of gaining an indication of how many people would
be
actually
genuinely interested in using the group. If this number is
greater
than the 12 required for creation, then that alone
should be
sufficient to warrant the creation of this well placed,
well
specified
group.
Preferably
before the proponent starts placing large
orders
for X10 gear...
END RATIONALE
CHARTER:
uk.tech.home-automation
uk.tech.home-automation is for the discussion of all
aspects
of Home
Automation within the UK.
Advertising
Advertising is forbidden, with these
exceptions:
Suppliers of goods and services relevant to UK
specification
home
automation related products may post an invitation to
visit
their
special offers, web site or request details. It should be of
six
lines or fewer and not posted more than once every
month. The
subject
line should begin "ADVERT: ", except for
vacancy
adverts, when it
should begin "JOB:
".
Binaries & Formatting
Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.)
are
forbidden. Such material belongs on a web or FTP site to
which a
pointer may be posted. Cryptographic signatures (e.g.
PGP)
may be used
where authentication is important and should be as short
as
possible.
Posts must be readable as plaintext. HTML, RTF and
similarly
formatted
messages are prohibited. To see how to make your
newsreader
comply
with this, read
<http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html>.
Warning
Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported
to
their
"postmaster" and/or Service
Provider.
END CHARTER
PROCEDURE:
This is a request for discussion, not a call for
votes. In this phase
of
the process, any potential problems with the proposal
should
be raised
and resolved.
The
discussion period will continue for a minimum of
10
days, starting from when this RFD is posted to
uk.net.news.announce
(i.e. until December 1st) after which a Call For Votes
(CFV)
may be
posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion
warrants
it.
Alternatively, the proposal may proceed by the
fast-track
method.
Please
do not attempt to vote until this
happens.
This RFD attempts to comply fully with the
"Guidelines
for Group Creation
within the UK Hierarchy" as published regularly in
uk.net.news.announce.
Please refer to this document if you have any questions
about the process.
DISTRIBUTION:
This RFD has been posted to the following
newsgroups:
uk.net.news.announce
uk.net.news.config
uk.tech.electronic-security
uk.tech.misc
uk.comp.misc
uk.comp.home-networking
comp.home.automation
Proponent:
Claire Speed
<perdita@xxxxxxx>
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