Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-11-14 Thread Katy Tolsen
nobody was comparing Debian to closed source I was merely pointing at an example of the kind of frontend in the OS that I want to develop itc would still connect to all our existing sources. see the project website and wiki for a proposed idea of the sorts of things we want to create. http://kathry

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-22 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 04:40:18PM -0400, Katy Tolsen wrote: > Well that's interesting, but in all honesty, not to me. I have absolutely > no interest what-so-ever in accessing users computers as a means of doing > volunteer support. This system I am proposing is all about integrating > Debian's su

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-22 Thread Katy Tolsen
Well that's interesting, but in all honesty, not to me. I have absolutely no interest what-so-ever in accessing users computers as a means of doing volunteer support. This system I am proposing is all about integrating Debian's support resources and providing users with a sort of Help and Support C

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-22 Thread Katy Tolsen
Yes I'm aware and thought about that at the time. I just needed something to call it to get it rolling. This project is not a software package so the names of the actual things this project develops can still be a matter for debate. I put very little effort into that name and its more what in busin

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-22 Thread Ian Jackson
Katy Tolsen writes ("Project to improve Debian support model"): > I've started a project with the aim to improve Debian's support > model by designing software to help integrate and track all our > support efforts and make a system that bridges the gap between our

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-22 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Sun, Oct 22 2017, Paul Wise wrote: > While reading your proposal, I was reminded of this project: > > https://debug-me.branchable.com/ > https://joeyh.name/blog/entry/announcing_debug-me/ If the Debian package of debug-me is installed along with debian-keyring (which it recommends, so

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-22 Thread Afif Elghraoui
On October 21, 2017 8:58:15 AM EDT, Katy Tolsen <2ndlifek...@gmail.com> wrote: >... > >https://kathryntolsen.github.io/diss/ > I just wanted to point out something about the name choice for your consideration--at least in American slang, diss means to insult. I personally thought that's a bit

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-22 Thread Katy Tolsen
On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 9:40 PM, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Katy Tolsen wrote: > > > I thank you for your time and will be interested in hearing any thoughts > or > > concerns, and would happily welcome any interested parties to take any > role > > they like in the design

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-21 Thread Paul Wise
On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Katy Tolsen wrote: > I thank you for your time and will be interested in hearing any thoughts or > concerns, and would happily welcome any interested parties to take any role > they like in the design and implementation of this project. The proposal calls for sing

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-21 Thread Paul Wise
On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Katy Tolsen wrote: > I thank you for your time and will be interested in hearing any thoughts or > concerns, and would happily welcome any interested parties to take any role > they like in the design and implementation of this project. While reading your proposal

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-21 Thread Katy Tolsen
On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Katy Tolsen wrote: > > > I've started a project with the aim to improve Debian's support model > > You might like to read through this related discussion: > > https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/1490068866.468

Re: Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-21 Thread Paul Wise
On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Katy Tolsen wrote: > I've started a project with the aim to improve Debian's support model You might like to read through this related discussion: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/1490068866.4683.13.ca...@debian.org -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/Pa

Project to improve Debian support model

2017-10-21 Thread Katy Tolsen
I've started a project with the aim to improve Debian's support model by designing software to help integrate and track all our support efforts and make a system that bridges the gap between our supporters, developers, and users in a synergistic way to make the most of our efforts and help us ident