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:
misc.forsale.computers.discussion Discussions only about items for sale.
misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.cards.video Macintosh video cards.
misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.portables Portable Macintosh systems.
misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.systems Complete Macintosh systems.
misc.forsale.computers.monitors Monitors and displays for sale and wanted.
misc.forsale.computers.other.systems Complete other types of systems.
misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.audio PC audio equipment.
misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.cards.video PC video cards.
misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards PC motherboards.
misc.forsale.computers.printers Printers and plotters for sale and wanted.
misc.industry.pulp-and-paper Technical topics in the pulp and paper industry.
misc.jobs.offered.entry Job listings only for entry-level positions.
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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