Re: [Debian-NYC] This List
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008, Benj. Mako Hill <mako@atdot.cc> wrote:
> <quote who="Jay Sulzberger" date="Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 05:03:40PM -0500">
>> Mako, what license New York City uses for health care records is
>> a serious issue. New York City should use only free software,
>> and in particular, should use only free software for something so
>> important as medical records.
>
> I agree. It's important. I support this event and if I were in town I
> would probably go. As I'm sure you know, I have gone to many events
> you've advertised before.
>
>> The announcement is dead on topic for this list. Because Debian folk
>> should show up at this and like hearings.
>
> It's not on topic for this list. This is a list for Debian specific
> event coordination. Everyone who has followed up so far agrees.
>
>> Else we lose by default these particular engagements.
>
> Then you should encourage those Debian folks that are interested to sign
> up on a more general announcement list (maybe LYNX?) where these
> messages will be on topic. I signed up on several more general lists and
> thought it was useful.
Thanks, Mako!
>
> I support your causes Jay. I *really* do. But cross-posting every event
> everywhere that it might be even tangentially related annoys people,
> keeps them from compartmentalizing and organizing their incoming emails
> properly, and might even do you causes more harm than good.
I know we are on the same side.
>
> Please try to respect other peoples ideas of on-topic and off-topic,
> even if you don't agree with them. If you are making up 90% of the
> traffic on a list without even contextualizing your message for the
> community you are speaking to, your actions are going to be seen as
> spamming and ultimately treated accordingly.
Please forgive me for not presenting my disagreements with the,
mostly implicit, argument you here begin to lay out. The issue
is minor, and, I think, not worth your time nor mine to discuss
it further here.
>
> I think your causes are too important to suffer that fate. Please hold
> off sending non-Debian related announcements to this list.
>
> Regards,
> Mako
Ah, thanks for kind word!
Mako, if you want me to not send certain VERY USEFUL AND
IMPORTANT NOTICES to this list, I will not send them any
more.
NEW YORK CITY DEBIAN TRIBESFOLK OF THE SOCIAL TENDENCY!
SIGN UP NOW FOR MORE FREE SOFTWARE AND ALLIED NOTICES!
To sign up for the LXNY announcements list, send an email to
secretary@lxny.org, with subject line "SUBSCIRBE!" or other
traditional Usenet greeting, and I will put your address on the
mailing list. The list is low volume, and mainly consists of
re-sent notices of free software events, and events that might be
of interest to free software folk. Often the notices are late.
oo--JS.
PS. I CANNOT STOP MYSELF SOMETHING IS HAPPENING THURSDAY AT THE
COURANT INSTITUTE, SEE FREE CULTURE NYU SITE!
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