why so many PHP newsgroups??

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  • Jeffrey Silverman
    #1

    why so many PHP newsgroups??

    Why are there so many nearly identical PHP newsgroups?

    comp.lang.php
    alt.comp.lang.p hp
    alt.php

    Is there any difference among these three?
    which should I use for what sort of posts?

    thanks...

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    Jeffrey D. Silverman | jeffrey AT jhu DOT edu
    Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD
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    • elyob
      #2
      Re: why so many PHP newsgroups??


      "Jeffrey Silverman" <jeffrey@jhu.ed u> wrote in message
      news:pan.2003.0 7.08.15.58.00.6 53704@jhu.edu.. .[color=blue]
      > Why are there so many nearly identical PHP newsgroups?
      >
      > comp.lang.php
      > alt.comp.lang.p hp
      > alt.php
      >
      > Is there any difference among these three?
      > which should I use for what sort of posts?
      >
      > thanks...[/color]

      comp.lang.php is the main one .. a while back they decided to open it, and
      replace alt.* ... but all it's done is confuse people .....

      "RATIONALE: comp.lang.php
      An alt.php newsgroup currently exists and is well used, and there is also an
      alt.comp.lang.p hp group in existence. Not all servers carry alt.*
      newsgroups, however, essentially splitting the PHP Usenet community. Almost
      all news servers carry the comp.lang.* groups, which would make the group
      more accessible to users, in addition to unifying the two "Usenet PHP
      factions." Furthermore, every respected programming language has a group
      under comp.lang.*.
      PHP has matured into a respected (and powerful) language widely in use. As
      such, a group in the comp.lang.* hierarchy seems appropriate at this time.
      Finally, posts in comp.lang.* groups are retained longer than posts in alt.*
      groups on many servers, another reason that a switch to a comp.lang.* group
      would benefit the PHP community."



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        • Mistoffeles
          #3
          Re: why so many PHP newsgroups??

          On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 16:46:25 GMT, "elyob" <newsprofile@ho tmail.com>
          wrote:
          Furthermore, every respected programming language has a group
          under comp.lang.*.
          And quite a few that aren't respected 8^D

          Seriously, search the newsgroups directory for "comp.lang" , it will
          boggle your mind what some people consider a legitimate computer
          programming language, not even counting decades obsolete languages
          like COBOL, FORTRAN and *shudder* Ada.

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            • gosha bine
              #4
              Re: why so many PHP newsgroups??

              On 02.08.2007 23:46 Mistoffeles wrote:
              On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 16:46:25 GMT, "elyob" <newsprofile@ho tmail.com>
              wrote:
              >
              >Furthermore, every respected programming language has a group
              >under comp.lang.*.
              >
              And quite a few that aren't respected 8^D
              >
              Seriously, search the newsgroups directory for "comp.lang" , it will
              boggle your mind what some people consider a legitimate computer
              programming language, not even counting decades obsolete languages
              like COBOL, FORTRAN and *shudder* Ada.
              Right, some even consider php to be a "language".


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              gosha bine

              makrell ~ http://www.tagarga.com/blok/makrell
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