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The people who read the +</I>><i> ML and register in the forums should have a louder voice than those that do +</I>><i> not participate in the linux community. Those of us participating are the +</I>><i> ones that make linux what it is. If not, then why have the mailing lists and +</I>><i> forums and chatrooms and newsletters? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I> +Personally, I won't open/register/reset-the-password on a forum just +to vote in one single poll and then not use that forum again, (I would +vote in a poll opened in the distro forum (which will be up and +running soon), I guess that's what most users subscribed to the Mageia +ML's would do). + +-- +Ahmad Samir +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="004044.html">[Mageia-discuss] Poll: Which Desktop Environment will you be using on Mageia? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="004047.html">[Mageia-discuss] Poll: Which Desktop Environment will you be using on Mageia? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#4045">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#4045">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#4045">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#4045">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |