Re: debian-advocacy?
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On 14/10/2014 11:01 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I suspect any list with "offtopic" in its name will get ignored when
> there is a large number of people want to say something about a specific
> topic.
Absolutely, it helps hide problems under the rug, so to speak.
Definitely not effective or worthwhile.
> Would a list whose address was "debian-user-newfeatures" be more
> attractive?
I would think that debian-user should get proper status as a real user
discussion list as it is and has been used for since, forever ....
And requests for support should be diverted to debian-user-support as
you suggest ... I am not so sure about debian-user-newfeatures as I
think that should be part of debian-user, especially if
debian-user-support is implemented.
>>> So why, exactly, is the design philosophy and architecture of the Debian
>>> ecosystem not a legitimate topic for discussion among Debian users?
>>
>> The description of the debian-user list seems to be a misnomer. Perhaps
>> it should read "Frontline support for users of the Debian Operating
>> System."?
That's a problem in itself. There should be room for real discussion as
is taking place here on the debian-user list, without fear of having
posts filtered.
> How about shorter and as explicit - "debian-user-support"?
>
> I'm a new user with little systems background who finds Squeeze LTS will
> suit my needs for foreseeable future. I'll likely skip Jessie
> completely. Dust should have settled by then.
I'm not so sure that squeeze-lts will be supported well enough for long
enough. Hopefully wheezy gets good support with a wheezy-lts.
A.
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