On Mon 11 Oct 2021 at 10:47:21 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 10 oct 21, 22:33:15, piorunz wrote: > > On 10/10/2021 22:27, Nate Bargmann wrote: > > > Years back there was an emailed newsletter titled Debian Weekly News. > > > At some point the author lost motivation as I recall and the newsletter > > > effectively ceased. > > > > Oh that's sad > > > > > Keep in mind that Debian is an organization that > > > depends on volunteer effort to accomplish its goals. I think you have > > > identified an area where you can help, i.e. the timely dissemination of > > > project news. > > > > Yes I am aware of that, but I am curious why isn't any money spent on > > that. To hire someone to spend two hours per week summarising news on > > the list and post them? > > Because there is a risk it will kill the motivation of volunteers.
As has happened in the past: https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2006/10/msg00260.html This occasioned (I think) Joey Schulze ceasing his involvement with the Debian Weekly News. -- Brian.
