The full text of the proposal is available here:
http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Nan:2011-02-01-rfd-great-downsizing
http://groups.google.com/group/news.announce.newgroups/msg/091abc69fd45436b
Affected groups that might interest you:
comp.graphics.api.inventor Object-oriented 3D graphics in Inventor.
comp.graphics.api.pexlib The PEXlib application programming interface.
comp.graphics.apps.avs The Application Visualization System.
comp.graphics.apps.data-explorer IBM's Visualization Data Explorer (DX).
comp.graphics.apps.freehand Questions, answers, tips and suggestions.
comp.graphics.apps.iris-explorer The IRIS Explorer, aka MVE.
comp.graphics.apps.softimage Softimage applications and products.
comp.graphics.apps.wavefront Wavefront software products, problems, etc.
If you have any objections, please make them heard in moderated group
news.groups.proposals. The "Followup-To:" header is set on this message,
so simply replying to this post should do the right thing.
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