-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 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. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) iF4EAREIAAYFAlQ9+UcACgkQqBZry7fv4vt1egD/QfXVJckGd5XBUxk2YHX7oh2l Ry4hdd8U/PHgzj9d0zAA/1obnuDoFHelytKRDhDbjBkITHAZ71XJZEsDG1oifii4 =8HRz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/543df94e.5080...@affinityvision.com.au
