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To me this seems to be not +</I>>><i> really on topic for this list which, to my understanding, is more aimed at +</I>>><i> discussing the direction of Mageia for future releases and the role Mageia +</I>>><i> should play in the larger free software community. +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i>"Mageia-discuss is about Mageia general discussions: future plans, +</I>><i>community, association, ... Feel free to ask any questions here." +</I>><i>c.f. <A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss</A> +</I>><i> +</I>><i>I am not sure, if the "any questions" part includes support, but I +</I>><i>think so. History tells us that the higher the number of mailing lists +</I>><i>the higher the number of unused-and-left-to-cobwebs mailing lists +</I>><i>become... +</I> +Would that not obsolete half our mailing lists though if "any questions" +are on topic on this list? I interpretate it as "any questions on the +aforementioned topics", though I agree that "..." leaves a lot of room +open to interpretation. + +I find it hard to believe though that a mageia-users@ list would end up +being a cobweb-list, though I could be wrong. + +To me, "discuss" is related to topics that warrant discussion. It's about +things where different and even opposing points of view may exist and can +be worked out through a series of communications back and forth. + +Support questions are not a discussion, they are simple matters of "I have +a problem, how do I get it it fixed for me?". There are no opposing points +of view, only different suggestions based on the interpretation of what +the poster's problem is and the understanding of it by the helpful reader +willing to assist. I can well understand that a person subscribed to this +list might not be interested in end-user questions, just as much as a +person needing or providing help might be interested in "political +bickering" on the mageia-discuss list. + +Thanks Ahmad for your feedback :) + +Remco +-------------- next part -------------- +A non-text attachment was scrubbed... +Name: not available +Type: application/pgp-signature +Size: 836 bytes +Desc: Digital signature +URL: </pipermail/mageia-discuss/attachments/20110603/cef64a40/attachment.asc> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="004474.html">[Mageia-discuss] User support mailing list? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="004478.html">[Mageia-discuss] User support mailing list? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#4476">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#4476">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#4476">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#4476">[ 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> |