On Wednesday 15 Aug 2012 7:27:29 PM Tom Gundersen wrote: > Hi guys, > > As most devs have done already, I'm going to change my relationship > with arch-general. This probably does not matter to most of you, so > sorry for the noise. Then again, it might be a useful reminder about > how most devs interact with the list (or rather, how they do not). > > My approach to arch-general used to be: > > 1) to scan it for bug reports and feedback related to "my" corner of > the Arch world, and follow up on whatever bugs/problems/questions I > could. > 2) to correct anything that I considered misinformation about the same. > > I am no longer able to keep up with this, so I will: > > 1) stop dealing with bugs reported on the mailing-list, please report > anything to the bug tracker. > 2) just accept that the world is full of misinformation and baseless > speculations and not engage with it any longer. > > This is mostly for the sake of my own sanity, but also because I think > my continued presence on this mailing list decreases rather than > increases the current abysmal quality of discussion. Pl. stay around. Accessible developers is a huge plus of arch community and it is really sad to see it recede. Ignore discussions/part-of-discussions that no longer stay technical but pl. don't leave. Your contributions are very valuable. For every vocal annoyance, there are a thousand happy and thankful users, even though they don't make their presence known. -- Regards Shridhar
