Re: Anyone newly interested in Debian - you're welcome here

[Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net>]

Hi,

On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 08:48:18AM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> To make it REALLY clear - anybody and everybody is welcome here: if they
> need us to answer questions that should be fine.

I think it's worth considering the fact that new computer users are
increasingly less likely to use email and are more likely to find email
intimidating.

I know a large number of people under the age of 20 who literally say
things like, "email is only for password reminders and my Steam login
code". It's not that they are non-technical or uninterested in
technology, it's that specifically email is an unknown and unwieldy tool
for them. When email is the only support venue, to a lot of folks that
is unwelcoming.

We should try to be as welcoming as we can here, but I think that Debian
cannot hope to reverse that trend so if it wishes to remain relevant it
should try to remove email workflows from all aspects of its use.

I say this as someone who has had an email address since 1992 and has
been using this particular email address since 1998.

Thanks,
Andy

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