From: laconic2@comcast.net   
      
   I'm proposing a new newsgroup, to be called "comp.databases.design".   
      
   The purpose would be to collect in one place discussions concerning how to   
   design a database that are common to Oracle,  DB2, SQL Server, Sybase,  and   
   dozens of other DBMS products that are generally called relational.   
      
   There are a lot of issues of how to compose the data into columns, tables   
   and schemas,  or how to use foreign keys,  or how to set up indexes  that   
   are not product specific.   
      
   By providing a place whose name suggests this topic,  it might reduce the   
   amount of cross posting that people with design questions commonly  engage   
   in.   It might also provide a forum for some lively discussion.   
      
   What do you think?   
      
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