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   Mr. Man-wai Chang to J. P. Gilliver   
   Re: Briding Usenet to other social netwo   
   10 Feb 26 00:31:35   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.linux, alt.comp.software.thunderbird   
   From: toylet.toylet@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/9/2026 12:03 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   >   
   > Yes, I'd like to see that too - and it ought to be an interesting   
   > project for a newcomer, and/or someone working with one of the AIs.   
   >   
   > However, I suspect the problem is administrative rather than technical.   
   > Usenet mostly doesn't "belong" to anyone: granted, the _servers_ do, but   
   > the content is mostly free. Whereas most other "social media" _does_   
   > _belong_ to someone - Meta, Google, or whoever - and they like to   
   I agree. Usenet is less about personal fame and glory, is more focused   
   in the subjects.   
      
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