On 05/07/2010 11:27 AM, Ray Kohler wrote:
At the very least, I wish you would post your tech-support
questions on the forums, which are designed for that kind of content
(and are sadly already a bit overrun). This list, as I understand it,
is intended as the primary means for users to communicate with the
devs, not a help-channel. Filling it with ordinary help requests makes
it much less useful.
You have a legit point that David (and others) should do a little
research first before asking for help.
But your characterization of the mailing list - and your assertion that
all tech help requests belong on the forums - are both wrong.
The list is called "Arch general", and the devs have stated the list's
purpose as follows:
"This mailing list hosts general discusson about the Arch Linux
distribution. Questions, problems, and new development ideas can be
posted here."
http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-general
So tech questions and requests for help, then, would seem to be
completely *on* topic for the list. (Although, again, people should be
considerate enough to do some homework first (i.e., read the news, and
search the forums, wiki, and/or google first) before posting.) Which
would match with what I've seen, having been an Arch user and list
member for about 6 or 7 years now. People have been using the list for
questions and tech help for as long as I've been here.
DR
