Re: On improving mailing list [was: How to Boot Linux ISO Images Directly From Your Hard Drive Debian]
On 10-08-2021 09:01, Andy Smith wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 10:19:19PM +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
>> I am asking the Debian Project to can this list in favour of an
>> alternate solution or else to make it strictly for Debian-related
>> posts only.
>
> I want to walk this one back a bit as there's no need to destroy the
> community that exists here already by forcing it to move elsewhere.
Oh, I don't think you'll achieve that.
Please be comforted!
> What I meant to say is that I think it'd be best if debian-user
> continue to exist as it is while having its support element covered
> by some other thing, and that be consistently documented throughout
> Debian's documentation and websites wherever debian-user currently
> is pointed to.
By all means, if you see that as desirable, go ahead and initiate it.
If things are a little quiet, you'll find us here.
> As mentioned, ideally I would see that support function served by a
> Stack Overflow-like web site as I think those are easier to keep
> focused for question-answer purposes. However if a mailing list
> absolutely had to be used then it should be understood that posts
> not related to Debian would not be welcome, and for that to be
> enforced.
Would AK-47s be required?
I'm sorry, but I find it extremely difficult to equate the term
`community' with that of `rigid, militant conformity'.
What you are looking for is already available in the Debian-User
Handbook, the Debian Reference, the Ref-Card, and any number of other
sources. This list is adjunct to all of that, as well as any number of
other resources. And, I should respectfully suggest that this list be
employed after all of them have been exhausted for an answer. Post your
question, after checking the archives, and follow only that thread in
order to avoid all the other aspects you see as undesirable.
In this way, I believe any injury to your sensibilities can be easily
avoided.
Cheers!
Harry.
--
`Unthinking respect for authority is
the greatest enemy of truth'.
-- Albert Einstein
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