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Date:      Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:58:45 -0500
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
To:        "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com>
Cc:        Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: One or Four?
Message-ID:  <20120220145845.GC40329@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <201202191838.q1JIcESk076434@fire.js.berklix.net>
References:  <BB02D7694D475B85761E4C5E@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <201202191838.q1JIcESk076434@fire.js.berklix.net>

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On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 07:38:14PM +0100, Julian H. Stacey wrote:

> Hi,
> Reference:
> > From:		Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> 
> > Date:		Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:10:57 -0500 
> > Message-id:	<BB02D7694D475B85761E4C5E@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> 
> 
> Daniel Staal wrote:
> > --As of February 19, 2012 3:30:15 PM +0100, Julian H. Stacey is alleged to 
> > have said:
> > 
> > > Beside the point: the Wrong list was posted to.
> > > questions@ list was created to help beginners,
> > > not to debate & invite votes to determine future design.
> > >
> > > FreeBSD lists have remits so people can read & write lists most
> > > tuned to interests.  Tossing non beginner support topics in questions@
> > > deprives other lists. Not all on hackers@ current@ & the many other
> > > list want to be on questions@ & vice versa.
> > >
> > > Please read list remits & subscribe & post most appropriate list per
> > > topic.
> > 
> > --As for the rest, it is mine.
> > 
> > I don't get 'beginners' from 'User questions and technical support'.  
> 
> I remember when & why the list was set up.
> See src/ etc/motd

Wow, you must be old.

I don't see how this is so OT for a general questions list - regardless
of verbiage about its charter.   A general question was asked and
many people responded in various ways, hopefully all to the benefit
of the FreeBSD system and community.

////jerry    
   

> Cheers,
> Julian
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