Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 13:54:08 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: David Rhodus <drhodus@machdep.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: Removing the freebsd-config list Message-ID: <20040401215407.GA73638@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <CA7CED74-83E3-11D8-85F0-00039380DD2C@machdep.com> References: <20040401061016.GA62958@xor.obsecurity.org> <1080824677.406c1365cfd14@mail.servitor.co.uk> <20040401132026.GA69240@xor.obsecurity.org> <CA7CED74-83E3-11D8-85F0-00039380DD2C@machdep.com>
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--liOOAslEiF7prFVr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 08:52:18AM -0500, David Rhodus wrote: >=20 > On Apr 1, 2004, at 8:20 AM, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > >That's what the list is ostensibly for, but the users are seeing > >"freebsd-config" and thinking something different. If there's still > >interest in the subject, the mailing list should at least be renamed > >to something more obviously not about technical support :) >=20 > I think this is more of a problem with the freebsd.org website not > giving any technical support direction. This is the case now and > was the case years ago when I started pointing people to FreeBSD. > I always had to point them to the mailing lists because the webpage > is setup more as marking hype about FreeBSD than it is geared > towards being friendly on the front page to its novice users. Your tone of disapproval is noted, but seriously, what do you suggest? "Support" has a prominent position on the sidebar. Kris --liOOAslEiF7prFVr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAbI9/Wry0BWjoQKURAoVwAKDyUq4feA5NXP2NZYeESIQh79PJeQCg2TAY qt+GDJHIr7ntxTlaADrP2Vw= =AdIs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --liOOAslEiF7prFVr--
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