On Aug 04, Anand Kumria wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > On Aug 02, Anand Kumria wrote: > > > > > > I like the idea of a debian-news mailing list, and would think it would be > > > a good idea to gate whatever it sent to it to the debian-user mailing > > > list. Perhaps the debian-news mailing list could become similiar to the > > > ApacheWeek <URL:http://www.apacheweek.com/> newsletter that gets sent out > > > every week. > > > > The debian-news would help for many things, like problems with upgrading > > packages, and so on. > > > > Perhaps an actual debian-FAQ posted regularly would also help: > > Many questions on debian-user are asked frequent: PPP, star office, and > > libc6 are a few examples. A few people, that take the best answers to those > > questions and make a short FAQ, could help reducing the noise. > > Perhaps it would be possible to mail back the Debian FAQ, and some > instructions on how to get past copies of Debian News and that you should > search the archives before posting. I can't remember if this is what you > get back currently. > > > Posted every week (or every second week), new users could read this before > > they ask. I don't think, that every new user search the mailing list first, > > before he post his questions. > > Me either. > > > I would begin with it, if you think that this is a good idea. > > Sure, if you have the time - go fot it. > > Also, in a previous email I said that I only look at the subject line > before I decided to respond. Perhaps it would be a good diea if everyone > who responds to a message modifies the subject line as appropriate - like > this one. > > Then perhaps people will get into the habit of making the subject line > relevant.
This would be useful. However, a maintained debian-news would be useful. No questions - only answers. and a regularly FAQ. Would this be possible? Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Marcus Brinkmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .