Re: [PROPOSAL] alt.ukr.binaries

On May 15, 2023 at 12:57:47 PM CDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ukie <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Mon, 15 May 2023 00:33:44 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> 
>>> I'm thinking that the country is at war and has much bigger problems.
> 
>> That's a weak argument from a person who never experienced war in their
>> country. War doesn't mean that life stopped, especially for regions far
>> way from the frontline.
> 
> What front? The Russians have been destroying civilian infrastructure
> and residences and hospitals and business and government areas far far
> away from the portions of Ukraine they occupy. There is no military
> purpose, just inflicting misery.
> 
> Communication is less reliable to nonexistent. No, life for those who
> aren't dead hasn't stopped but it's surely miserable.
> 
> Why would you downplay this?
> 
>> Moreover,
>>> "War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men;
>> he makes some slaves, others free."
> 
> It doesn't magically repair lines of communication.
> 
>> Ukrainians would like to preserve and share their culture even more as a
>> result of existential threat, Usenet is the option.
> 
> Ok.
> 
>> Finally, many Ukrainian live in EU, especially after February 24, 2022.
>> Why are you so focused on Ukrainian political borders?
> 
> Ok.
> 
> It's possible this newsgroup could get created on binary servers and
> it's possible that a few of the world's Ukrainian speakers will find
> it. It's ridiculous to argue with me that within Ukraine, any
> significant number of people are able to use Usenet or any other form of
> communication without severe outages that the rest of us who aren't
> living with constant attacks from Russia take for granted.

You have made a lot of assumptions. While there are IP service disruptions to
particular areas of Ukraine, the majority of the country is mostly going about
their daily lives as they did before the war. I communicate regularly with
Ukrainian friends in Kiev and surrounding areas. When there is a disruption in
IP services it is generally quickly rectified. Their IP connectivity is a lot
more robust than many believe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKwjq94Quhc might be of some interest.