Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 02:45:29 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net> Cc: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: group assignments from make world. Message-ID: <24410.876303929@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 07 Oct 1997 23:43:20 PDT." <XFMail.971007234320.Shimon@i-Connect.Net>
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> I also see something else; Many times a question will trigger a discussion
> that end up way out (compared to the original subject). This is good, I
> think, but increases the volume on the lists.
Yes. I'm all for discussion but the volume really has gotten to be
just a bit much and the percentage of useful info we developers glean
from the interaction is decreasing. That's bad since it will only
lead to the abandonment of these lists by that same developer crowd -
it's been months since I was last able to subscribe to freebsd-isp or
freebsd-questions, for example, and I think freebsd-hackers is going
to be the next to go for me. Sigh.
> If you are to categorize access, how will you do that? Will you restrict
> some? Based on what criteria?
I guess if I we could get everyone on the bleeding edge (e.g. tracking
a branch vs hanging out at the last release) to subscribe to the right
mailing lists and also be _very aware_ that they were about to do the
equivalent of hang gliding off of Everest and if they run into
trouble, they're basically on their own.
> I think you should chalk this issue up to ``cost of doing busines''.
I have been, believe me, but that cost is rising every day. I'm not
sure we can afford it forever and still remain the project everyone
wants us to be.
> BTW, the {Open,Net} lists are much quiter, or am I wrong?
Smaller. :(
Jordan
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