BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  What's the differnce between these 3 news groups?          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Vic Peters Guest Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 6:53 pm    Post subject: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? What's the difference between these 3 news groups? borland.public.delphi.language.delphi.win32 borland.public.delphi.nativeapi32 borland.public.delphi.rtl.win32 I see Win32 API related discussion in all three. Back to top Craig Stuntz [TeamB] Guest Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 7:04 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? Vic Peters wrote: Quote: borland.public.delphi.language.delphi.win32 This is for discussing the Delphi language when used on the Win32 platform (as opposed to the .NET platform, Linux platform...). Quote: borland.public.delphi.nativeapi This is for questions regarding the Windows API. Quote: borland.public.delphi.rtl.win32 This is for questions regarding the Delphi RTL (e.g., Math functions, TThread class, etc.) when used on the Win32 platform. Quote: I see Win32 API related discussion in all three. WinAPI questions really belong in nativeapi and are off-topic elsewhere. But we're fairly lenient about this as it doesn't tend to be disruptive to the groups. -Craig -- Craig Stuntz [TeamB] . Vertex Systems Corp. . Columbus, OH Delphi/InterBase Weblog : http://delphi.weblogs.com InterBase Performance Monitor -- Analyze and control your IB7 server: http://delphi.weblogs.com/IBPerformanceMonitor Back to top John Pressman Guest Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 11:04 am    Post subject: poll: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? Craig Stuntz [TeamB] wrote: # # borland.public.delphi.language.delphi.win32 # # This is for discussing the Delphi language when used on the Win32 # platform (as opposed to the .NET platform, Linux platform...). # # # borland.public.delphi.nativeapi # # This is for questions regarding the Windows API. Am I the only person who thinks that the newsgroups admin should smoke something milder? Back to top Carl Caulkett Guest Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 1:13 pm    Post subject: Re: poll: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? John Pressman wrote: Quote: Craig Stuntz [TeamB] wrote: # # borland.public.delphi.language.delphi.win32 # # This is for discussing the Delphi language when used on the Win32 # platform (as opposed to the .NET platform, Linux platform...). # # # borland.public.delphi.nativeapi # # This is for questions regarding the Windows API. Am I the only person who thinks that the newsgroups admin should smoke something milder? Are you suggesting that Craig's response was a little harsh? If so, I have to say that I cannot see it myself. He responded to each group in a precise way, and, indeed, his final comment on being lenient about the placement of API related questions, came across as level-headed and good natured (as is always the case with Craig), IMHO. Sure, TeamB sometimes respond in a more robust manner, but almost always it is an appropriate response to what are sometimes unreasonable and provocative questions and comments. -- Carl Back to top Joanna Carter (TeamB) Guest Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 3:27 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? "John Pressman" <nospam (AT) nospam (DOT) com> a écrit dans le message de news: [email]xn0dicck84lpew000 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com[/email]... Quote: # # borland.public.delphi.language.delphi.win32 # # This is for discussing the Delphi language when used on the Win32 # platform (as opposed to the .NET platform, Linux platform...). # # # borland.public.delphi.nativeapi # # This is for questions regarding the Windows API. Am I the only person who thinks that the newsgroups admin should smoke something milder? There is a whole lot of difference between 1: Delphi as a language as it presently appears on the Win32 platform, 2: the Windows API which is based largely on C libraries, and 3: the RTL which is a Borland supplied library of convenience functions/classes. All three topics are so large that it was deemed necessary to provide eqch with its own group to help people spot their own questions easier. Please read Craig's message again, it explains the original intent of the newsgroups in question, and he also explains that many people abuse the groups, but we do not enforce the division strictly. The sanity of the NG admin is totally unquestionable. Joanna -- Joanna Carter (TeamB) Consultant Software Engineer TeamBUG support for UK-BUG TeamMM support for ModelMaker Back to top DS Guest Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 9:46 pm    Post subject: Re: poll: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? John Pressman wrote: Quote: Am I the only person who thinks that the newsgroups admin should smoke something milder? No, you're not. Really - when certain percentange (even Floor()-ed) of the messages is about where to post a certain message something's wrong. IMHO. LP, Dejan Back to top Rick Francken Guest Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 2:48 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? Quote: Am I the only person who thinks that the newsgroups admin should smoke something milder? I didn't see anything in his reply that indicated smoking anything, whether mild or harsh. If you think it was rude or harsh, you should check out the comp.lang.c newsgroup. Back to top John Pressman Guest Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 5:47 pm    Post subject: Re: poll: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? John Pressman wrote: # Craig Stuntz [TeamB] wrote: # # # # borland.public.delphi.language.delphi.win32 # # # # This is for discussing the Delphi language when used on the Win32 # # platform (as opposed to the .NET platform, Linux platform...). # # # # # borland.public.delphi.nativeapi # # # # This is for questions regarding the Windows API. # # Am I the only person who thinks that the newsgroups admin should smoke something milder? My post seems to have been interpreted as criticism of Craig. I meant no such thing, and apologies to Craig for any misunderstanding. I was complaining about the excessively long-winded and hair-splitting newsgroup hierarchy. Back to top Craig Stuntz [TeamB] Guest Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 6:31 pm    Post subject: Re: poll: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? John Pressman wrote: Quote: My post seems to have been interpreted as criticism of Craig. Not by me, FWIW. :) -Craig -- Craig Stuntz [TeamB] · Vertex Systems Corp. · Columbus, OH Delphi/InterBase Weblog : http://delphi.weblogs.com InterBase Performance Monitor -- Analyze and control your IB7 server: http://delphi.weblogs.com/IBPerformanceMonitor Back to top Carl Caulkett Guest Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 6:42 pm    Post subject: Re: poll: What's the differnce between these 3 news groups? John Pressman wrote: Quote: John Pressman wrote: # Craig Stuntz [TeamB] wrote: # # # # borland.public.delphi.language.delphi.win32 # # # # This is for discussing the Delphi language when used on the Win32 # # platform (as opposed to the .NET platform, Linux platform...). # # # # # borland.public.delphi.nativeapi # # # # This is for questions regarding the Windows API. # # Am I the only person who thinks that the newsgroups admin should smoke something milder? My post seems to have been interpreted as criticism of Craig. I meant no such thing, and apologies to Craig for any misunderstanding. I was complaining about the excessively long-winded and hair-splitting newsgroup hierarchy. I /did/ wonder, hence my, hopefully, non-confrontational reply! 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