From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com>
Cc: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: What is a "virtual" group?
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:26:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vcbqs4fo.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2haqyhup5.fsf@pluto.luannocracy.com> (Dave Abrahams's message of "Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:08:06 -0400")
Dave Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com> writes:
> I think only someone who understands the intended meaning of "virtual"
> could answer it. Lars?
A virtual group is a group that has a different group or groups backing
it, so it has no real backing store of its own.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-12-25 12:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-15 23:53 Dave Abrahams
2012-09-16 10:57 ` Steinar Bang
2012-09-16 15:08 ` Dave Abrahams
2012-09-16 15:15 ` Adam Sjøgren
2012-09-16 16:52 ` Steinar Bang
2012-12-25 12:26 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2012-12-25 20:23 ` Dave Abrahams
2012-12-25 20:31 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-12-25 20:51 ` Dave Abrahams
2012-12-25 20:59 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-12-25 21:32 ` Dave Abrahams
2012-12-25 21:45 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2013-01-31 18:10 ` Dave Abrahams
2013-01-31 18:18 ` Dave Abrahams
2013-01-31 23:18 ` Eric S Fraga
2013-02-20 5:06 ` Dave Abrahams
2013-04-22 8:38 ` Leonidas Tsampros
2013-04-25 13:50 ` Dave Abrahams
2013-04-25 17:48 ` Leonidas Tsampros
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