On Sun, 2010-07-25 at 13:28 +0200, Robin Gareus wrote: > On 07/25/2010 12:43 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > Just one question. Am I the only one who received a mail similar to this > > off-list: > > > >>> [ yet more irrelvant mindless crap! ] > >>> > >>> How does the external ear exactly work? Perhaps it's part of this > >>> function, to reflect sound. > >> > >> Absolutely nothing to do with Linux Audio Development Ralf, ... please > > desist. > > > > I sometimes receive mails off-list abusing me for mails other people did > > wrote. > > Here I did wrote this mail, but as a reply to this topic. So please, if > > you don't like me folks, abuse me for stuff that were my crime. > > > Hi Ralph, > > Why are you writing to me? It might imply I did send you this email in > the first place.
I only send it to the list, but nobody else. IMPORTANT. It's true Robin isn't the author. I read your whole mail Robin, but I just wish to clarify this right now. Ralf > Even though I did not, I concur with the original > author although I'd like to phrase it differently: > > Please ask only Linux audio hw/sw development related questions here. > When answering, please stick to your expertise. Stop guessing, > brainstorming and spreading FUD. > > Joern formulated this once like this: > /* before sending mail */ > if (i_know_what_im_talking_about()) { > send(); > } else { > discard(); > sleep(3600); > } > > Some of your comments or OT discussions would have been better on LAU > (where most of the Devs are subscribed as well). I fail to see how you > are involved in developing any linux-audio application, so please > refrains from posting here. > > As you can read on the description at http://linuxaudio.org/mailarchive/ > "The linux-audio developer (LAD) mailing list is the place to discuss > and share in depth information concerning design, development and > architecture of linux audio related Hard- and Software. It's a fun place > to lure and learn. yet, take your time and think before posting there: > This is not the list to report generic linux audio bugs to developers." > > > Replying to your own emails N times and doing so quite often is not only > very bad netiquette, but annoying to many serious contributors here. If > you can't resist: write a blog. > > Let me repeat an earlier advice which seems to have not sunken in: > Please read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > in particular don't skip the "A wrong but authoritative-sounding answer > is worse than none at all." section. > and from http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855 aka "Netiquette Guidelines": > "If you are caught in an argument, keep the discussion focused on > issues rather than the personalities involved." > > > To answer your question: > The list-admin for this email-list is Marc-Olivier Barre and he can be > reached at linux-audio-dev-ow...@lists.linuxaudio.org > If you want find out if an email went to the list, check the > list-archive: http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev > > ..or simply the email-header because IIRC the list does not accept > emails to it when it has been BCCed. > > ciao, > robin _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev