I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org and requested
the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list. We will see
what happens.

This is the website that gives the Email address:

https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html

It's at the bottom of the page. It might help if more people requested
the new group.

On 2023-02-18 16:50, Johnny wrote:
>
> I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org and requested
> the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list. We will see
> what happens.
>
> This is the website that gives the Email address:
>
> https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html
>
> It's at the bottom of the page. It might help if more people requested
> the new group.
>

Are you asking for the creation of a new group, or an existing group to
be added to eternal-september?

If the former, the procedure is more complex and you will have to at
least argue it.

--
Cheers, Carlos.

On Sat, 18 Feb 2023 23:09:51 +0100
"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

> On 2023-02-18 16:50, Johnny wrote:
> >
> > I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org and
> > requested the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list.
> > We will see what happens.
> >
> > This is the website that gives the Email address:
> >
> > https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html
> >
> > It's at the bottom of the page. It might help if more people
> > requested the new group.
> >
>
> Are you asking for the creation of a new group, or an existing group
> to be added to eternal-september?
>
> If the former, the procedure is more complex and you will have to at
> least argue it.
>

The request has been made. The group I requested it in is moderated,
and has not been replied to.

This is how newsgroups are requested.

When the need arises for a new newsgroup, somebody will post an article
to news.announce.newgroups proposing the creation of the group. This
type of proposal is called an RFD ("request for discussion"). Once the
RFD is posted, discussion begins in news.groups.proposals.

http://www.harley.com/usenet/usenet-tutorial/how-are-newsgroups-created.html

Johnny <Johnny@invalid.net> wrote:
>
> I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org and requested
> the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list. We will see
> what happens.

What was wrong with the suggestion that you received in
alt.os.linux.debian that you should use alt.os.linux.mepis because
MX Linux used to be Mepis?

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On 2/18/23 5:09 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2023-02-18 16:50, Johnny wrote:
>>
>> I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org  and requested
>> the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list.  We will see
>> what happens.
>>
>> This is the website that gives the Email address:
>>
>> https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html
>>
>> It's at the bottom of the page.  It might help if more people requested
>> the new group.
>>
>
> Are you asking for the creation of a new group, or an existing group to
> be added to eternal-september?
>
> If the former, the procedure is more complex and you will have to at
> least argue it.

While MX is extremely good - I use it - I don't
think it needs its very own newsgroup. 99% of
issues will be "general Linux" issues and not
anything specific to MX.

There are a good 100+ distros out there, just check
distrowatch. A group for each just "dilutes" the
value of community support. A Ubuntu answer is likely
to be useful to LOTS of people - but if there are
super-dedicated groups then almost nobody SEES said
answers unless they're massively cross-posted.

On 2023-02-19 07:39, 25B.R866 wrote:
> On 2/18/23 5:09 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2023-02-18 16:50, Johnny wrote:
>>>
>>> I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org  and requested
>>> the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list.  We will see
>>> what happens.
>>>
>>> This is the website that gives the Email address:
>>>
>>> https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html
>>>
>>> It's at the bottom of the page.  It might help if more people requested
>>> the new group.
>>>
>>
>> Are you asking for the creation of a new group, or an existing group
>> to be added to eternal-september?
>>
>> If the former, the procedure is more complex and you will have to at
>> least argue it.
>
>   While MX is extremely good - I use it - I don't
>   think it needs its very own newsgroup. 99% of
>   issues will be "general Linux" issues and not
>   anything specific to MX.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_Linux>

MX Linux

MX Linux is a Linux distribution based on Debian stable and using core
antiX components, with additional software created or packaged by the MX
community.[2] The development of MX Linux is a collaborative effort
between the antiX and former MEPIS communities. The MX 'name' comes from
the M for MEPIS and the X from antiX - an acknowledgment of their roots.
The community's stated goal is to produce "a family of operating systems
that are designed to combine elegant and efficient desktops with high
stability and solid performance".

MX Linux uses Xfce as main desktop environment, to which it adds a
freestanding KDE Plasma version and, in 2021, a standalone Fluxbox
implementation. Other environments can be added or are available as
"spin-off" ISO images.

>
>   There are a good 100+ distros out there, just check
>   distrowatch. A group for each just "dilutes" the
>   value of community support. A Ubuntu answer is likely
>   to be useful to LOTS of people - but if there are
>   super-dedicated groups then almost nobody SEES said
>   answers unless they're massively cross-posted.

I suppose MX has its own communication channels. Mail list, web forum?

There are always questions that are peculiar to each distribution.
Installation questions, possible bugs...

--
Cheers, Carlos.

Johnny wrote:
>
> I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org and requested
> the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list. We will see
> what happens.
>
> This is the website that gives the Email address:
>
> https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html
>
> It's at the bottom of the page. It might help if more people requested
> the new group.
>

There is MX Linux on Reddit. That is getting about 2 posts per day.

On 2/19/23 6:20 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2023-02-19 07:39, 25B.R866 wrote:
>> On 2/18/23 5:09 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> On 2023-02-18 16:50, Johnny wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org  and requested
>>>> the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list.  We will see
>>>> what happens.
>>>>
>>>> This is the website that gives the Email address:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html
>>>>
>>>> It's at the bottom of the page.  It might help if more people requested
>>>> the new group.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Are you asking for the creation of a new group, or an existing group
>>> to be added to eternal-september?
>>>
>>> If the former, the procedure is more complex and you will have to at
>>> least argue it.
>>
>>    While MX is extremely good - I use it - I don't
>>    think it needs its very own newsgroup. 99% of
>>    issues will be "general Linux" issues and not
>>    anything specific to MX.
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_Linux>
>
> MX Linux
>
> MX Linux is a Linux distribution based on Debian stable and using core
> antiX components, with additional software created or packaged by the MX
> community.[2] The development of MX Linux is a collaborative effort
> between the antiX and former MEPIS communities. The MX 'name' comes from
> the M for MEPIS and the X from antiX - an acknowledgment of their roots.
> The community's stated goal is to produce "a family of operating systems
> that are designed to combine elegant and efficient desktops with high
> stability and solid performance".
>
> MX Linux uses Xfce as main desktop environment, to which it adds a
> freestanding KDE Plasma version and, in 2021, a standalone Fluxbox
> implementation. Other environments can be added or are available as
> "spin-off" ISO images.
>
>
>>
>>    There are a good 100+ distros out there, just check
>>    distrowatch. A group for each just "dilutes" the
>>    value of community support. A Ubuntu answer is likely
>>    to be useful to LOTS of people - but if there are
>>    super-dedicated groups then almost nobody SEES said
>>    answers unless they're massively cross-posted.
>
> I suppose MX has its own communication channels. Mail list, web forum?
>
> There are always questions that are peculiar to each distribution.
> Installation questions, possible bugs...

Yes, but a dedicated newsgroup ??? I think it just
dilutes answers to "general Linux" issues.

On 2023-02-22 05:59, 25B.E866 wrote:
> On 2/19/23 6:20 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2023-02-19 07:39, 25B.R866 wrote:
>>> On 2/18/23 5:09 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>> On 2023-02-18 16:50, Johnny wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I just sent an Email to wolfgang@eternal-september.org  and requested
>>>>> the group MX Linux be added to their subscribers list.  We will see
>>>>> what happens.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the website that gives the Email address:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html
>>>>>
>>>>> It's at the bottom of the page.  It might help if more people
>>>>> requested
>>>>> the new group.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Are you asking for the creation of a new group, or an existing group
>>>> to be added to eternal-september?
>>>>
>>>> If the former, the procedure is more complex and you will have to at
>>>> least argue it.
>>>
>>>    While MX is extremely good - I use it - I don't
>>>    think it needs its very own newsgroup. 99% of
>>>    issues will be "general Linux" issues and not
>>>    anything specific to MX.
>>
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_Linux>
>>
>> MX Linux
>>
>> MX Linux is a Linux distribution based on Debian stable and using core
>> antiX components, with additional software created or packaged by the
>> MX community.[2] The development of MX Linux is a collaborative effort
>> between the antiX and former MEPIS communities. The MX 'name' comes
>> from the M for MEPIS and the X from antiX - an acknowledgment of their
>> roots. The community's stated goal is to produce "a family of
>> operating systems that are designed to combine elegant and efficient
>> desktops with high stability and solid performance".
>>
>> MX Linux uses Xfce as main desktop environment, to which it adds a
>> freestanding KDE Plasma version and, in 2021, a standalone Fluxbox
>> implementation. Other environments can be added or are available as
>> "spin-off" ISO images.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>    There are a good 100+ distros out there, just check
>>>    distrowatch. A group for each just "dilutes" the
>>>    value of community support. A Ubuntu answer is likely
>>>    to be useful to LOTS of people - but if there are
>>>    super-dedicated groups then almost nobody SEES said
>>>    answers unless they're massively cross-posted.
>>
>> I suppose MX has its own communication channels. Mail list, web forum?
>>
>> There are always questions that are peculiar to each distribution.
>> Installation questions, possible bugs...
>
>
>   Yes, but a dedicated newsgroup ??? I think it just
>   dilutes answers to "general Linux" issues.

There are dedicated newsgroups already. Some people (few) seem to prefer
them to the channels of the distribution. Thinking of alt.os.linux.suse
(alt.os.linux.opensuse is empty).

--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.