Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
In article <33n2vk$1gm@santix.santix.de>, ingo@santix.de (Ingo J. Averdunk) write: |> |> Could we all agree on posting CORBA- and IDL-related articles to the |> newsgroup comp.lang.idl. I think that's what the group is for. |> I do not know nothing about CORBA but perhaps this is the right moment for somebody knowledgreable with Usenet policy to clear up a mess about this newsgroup : For me IDL means Interactive Data Language (a data visualization and analysis package from RSI Inc., exists since about 10 years) There are two newsgroups : 1 comp.lang.idl 2 comp.lang.idl.pvwave PV-Wave is a clone of IDL which came out later by a different vendor. So what I assumed was that : 1 was dealing with IDL (RSI Inc. IDL) (my itnerest) 2 was dealing only with PV-Wave specific things (no interest) I am sort of discovering that there is "another IDL". Obviously I'm not alone in my confusion, since what happens now is : 1 discusses both RSI Inc. IDL and "the other IDL" (percentage varying time-to-time, but usually >60% for RSI IDL 2 discusses mainly PV-Wave, or PV-Wave vs IDL Could somebody arrange to clear out things to have properly subdivided and clearly identifiable groups ? -- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- A member of G.ASS : Group for Astronomical Software Support ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- Lucio Chiappetti - IFCTR/CNR | Ma te' vugl' da' quost avis a ti' Orsign via Bassini 15 - I-20133 Milano | Buttet rabios intant te se' pisnign Internet: LUCIO@IFCTR.MI.CNR.IT | Decnet: IFCTR::LUCIO | (Rabisch, II 46, 119-120) ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
lucio@ifctr.mi.cnr.it (Lucio Chiappetti) writes: > For me IDL means Interactive Data Language (a data visualization > and analysis package from RSI Inc., exists since about 10 years) > There are two newsgroups : > 1 comp.lang.idl > 2 comp.lang.idl.pvwave ... > I am sort of discovering that there is "another IDL". Obviously > I'm not alone in my confusion, since what happens now is : > 1 discusses both RSI Inc. IDL and "the other IDL" (percentage > varying time-to-time, but usually >60% for RSI IDL > 2 discusses mainly PV-Wave, or PV-Wave vs IDL > Could somebody arrange to clear out things to have properly > subdivided and clearly identifiable groups ? The correct division is comp.lang.idl "the other IDL" comp.lang.idl-pvwave Both RSI's IDL and PV-Wave See the FAQ which is regularly posted in comp.lang.idl-pvwave for a discussion of this. Bill Thompson
In article <9408291548.AA02660@poseidon.ifctr.mi.cnr.it>, lucio@ifctr.mi.cnr.it (Lucio Chiappetti) wrote: > In article <33n2vk$1gm@santix.santix.de>, ingo@santix.de (Ingo J. Averdunk) write: > |> > |> Could we all agree on posting CORBA- and IDL-related articles to the > |> newsgroup comp.lang.idl. I think that's what the group is for. > > I do not know nothing about CORBA... Me neither. Can someone explain what it is? > For me IDL means Interactive Data Language (a data visualization > and analysis package from RSI Inc., exists since about 10 years) It also means: "Interface Definition Language", used in creating GUI user interfaces. > There are two newsgroups : > > 1 comp.lang.idl > 2 comp.lang.idl.pvwave > > So what I assumed was that : > > 1 was dealing with IDL (RSI Inc. IDL) > 2 was dealing only with PV-Wave specific things > ... I was under the impression (from the 'comp.lang.idl-pvwave' FAQ, item G09 - among others) that: 1 Interface Definition Language discussion 2 Interactive Data language & PV-Wave discussion Am I missing good stuff on the "wrong" newsgroup? Should I also subscribe to 'comp.lang.idl'? -- Geoff Sobering (Geoff.Sobering@nih.gov) In Vivo NMR Research Center National Institutes of Health