> Maybe it's time to revive the "we need a [EMAIL PROTECTED] > mailing list to send all our off-topic posts to" thread. > > Or maybe Ben can grep -v all the messages with subjects matching ^OT: > out of the mailing list digests.
Although the density of truly Linux technical topics on this list is low, perhaps the solution is to start a gnhlug-tech list rather than trying to change the personality of this list. I liken this like to a bunch of people gathering in a park to discuss the future of the Red Socks. The threads run for very technical analysis of trading strategies to whether the commercials on the broadcast are funny. I don't mind the OT threads; they are easy enough to delete. I have also found a number of OT threads valuable in putting the history, personalities, and technical problems in perspective. They have also opened new topics of interest. I know Ric a little bit, and I think we share a delight in getting deeply into the technical details of things. The very nature of detail seems to preclude general interest. Not only are there few people able or willing to delve deeply into complex detail, the technical target of a specific discussion will interest only a few of that small number. If computer science were my thing, I would offer my services as a contentious, curmudgeon, devils advocate and iconoclastic contributer to challenge and be challenged on a gnhlug-tech list. But, alas, my once top-notch digital design and hardware interface programming skills are now way out of date. These days its thermal physics, nanowires, picoampere instrumentation, space telescopes, and the like. So, as the politicians say, "Ah feel yo pain", but I don't have much to recommend. Jim Kuzdrall _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/