A quick look at some of the successful forum/mailing list projects, for instance Ubuntu, reveals that not only they have both, but also both methods of communication are teeming with activity. There will always be those who prefer forums, those who prefer mailing lists, and those who like/dislike them the same. Hence, it seems to me that the real question is whether the LAU/LAD community wishes to cater to as wide common user audience as possible or do we simply want to expect everyone to adapt to our preferred ways. Given the abysmal state of Linux audio documentation and overall knowledge of audio platform on Linux in the user-land, I personally vote for the former. Ultimately, I am of the opinion that whatever we can do in a way that actually is well maintained, will help end-users "dig" what we do. Hence, IMHO it would be nice to see both available even if they are not necessarily cross-linked so that posts appear in both places (although their interconnectedness would be certainly a nice addition). For this reason, consider this yet another offer/call to the LAU/LAD community for the design/deployment of the forum.linuxaudio.org, volunteers wanted. If interested please e-mail me. FWIW, as far as the "speed" of forums is concerned, it largely depends on what you use in combination on what kind of hardware you run. I've seen some that are quite fast despite the often dubious eye-candy. Best wishes, Ico
