> It was not the inundation he was most concerned about. It was that those who > came to Hardhats would be rapidly turned off by the technical discussion, it > would scare them off, dropping any thought of using VistA at all. They would > be a permanent loss to the community.
This was,in fact , exactly the opposite of what happened with MYSQL, and most tech mailing lists I've attended. The fact that the tech postings and the help and newbie postings mixed together propelled the adaptation of the product further and in no way limited it. People actually get excited about receiving answers and tech support from the very people who are working on the product. This encourages them, not discourages them. The problem is that we don't have to guess about these things. There is 20 years worth of experience in these issues to prove what works well and what doesn't work so well. Ruben ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
