Re: Opposed: (was Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user)

2003-12-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 09:42:58PM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: on Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 02:28:52AM -0800, Hereon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: 3) The Debian community would be much better served a) by the creation now of two new mailing lists, called: 1) debian-user-woody, or possibly

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-08 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 02:28:52AM -0800, Hereon wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. It's come up before, and it still sounds like a thoroughly dreadful idea,

Opposed: (was Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user)

2003-12-05 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 02:28:52AM -0800, Hereon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. Summary: 1) The Debian user community is

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-04 Thread Svenn Are Bjerkem
On Monday 01 December 2003 11:28, Hereon wrote: 1) The Debian user community is substantially suboptimally served    with the existence of the current debian-user list. As some debian users post to debian-user without being subscribed, they request to be cc'ed by the helpers. As said users may

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-02 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 12:09:41PM +, Siraj 'Sid' Rakhada wrote: I think maybe a single new list should be created - debian-user-unstable, or maybe just debian-unstable, for... well unstable people ;) Well, debian-devel is the unstable

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-02 Thread Michelle Konzack
Attention: Please Cc me if you answer from debian-user (curently I am == not subscribed, because the traffic and an ADSL Problem) Am 2003-12-01 10:40:40, schrieb Tim Folger: This is a very good idea. It might be easiest if the lists were named debian-stable, debian-testing, and

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-02 Thread Michael Perry
Michelle Konzack wrote: Attention: Please Cc me if you answer from debian-user (curently I am == not subscribed, because the traffic and an ADSL Problem) Am 2003-12-01 10:40:40, schrieb Tim Folger: This is a very good idea. It might be easiest if the lists were named debian-stable,

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-02 Thread Yves Rutschle
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 06:02:50PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote: Which mean, that even if someone like to install SLINK on a 486, the Mailinglist will still availlable. For peoples which are willing to Help it will no problenm, because the traffic are naturaly decreasing on older

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-02 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2003-12-02 11:20:24, schrieb Michael Perry: I think that this is a good idea overall. Since I also track a bit of freebsd stuff, I always liked their approach to having email lists for I am on FreeBSD and NetBSD Lists... ;-) Perhaps there should be a discussion whether a debian-questions

RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Hereon
Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. Summary: 1) The Debian user community is substantially suboptimally served with the existence of the current debian-user list. 2)

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Siraj 'Sid' Rakhada
Hi there, --On Monday, December 1, 2003 2:28 -0800 Hereon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3) The Debian community would be much better served a) by the creation now of two new mailing lists, called: 1) debian-user-woody, or possibly debian-user-stable, or possibly debian-user-3

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Richard Kimber
On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 02:28:52 -0800 Hereon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. I can see what motivates the proposal, and I can see that

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread David Palmer.
On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 02:28:52 -0800 Hereon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. And the people running mixed systems? I'm running stable and

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Dave Howorth
I disagree with this request. See below for my reasons. Hereon wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. Summary: 1) The Debian user community is substantially

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 02:28:52 -0800, Hereon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. Summary: 1) The Debian

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 02:28:52AM -0800, Hereon wrote: 1) The Debian user community is substantially suboptimally served with the existence of the current debian-user list. Howso? If you're going to make those claims, back it up. 2) The

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Stewart Jenkins
On Monday 01 December 2003 04:28, Hereon wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. I say leave well enough alone. I like being able to get all my answers in one

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Travis Crump
Hereon wrote: Debian stable releases have been approximately 1-2 years apart. During this period of time, many Debian users make active use of the testing/unstable system. Currently, user questions about testing/unstable are likely to be asked in the debian-user list. But, that is definitely not

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Paul E Condon
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 10:35:02AM -0600, Stewart Jenkins wrote: On Monday 01 December 2003 04:28, Hereon wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. I say

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread Paul Morgan
On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 02:28:52 -0800, Hereon wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating debian-user. Summary: 1) The Debian user community is substantially suboptimally served

Re: RFC: Create d-user-woody, d-user-sarge maillists, deactivate d-user

2003-12-01 Thread ScruLoose
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 08:52:23PM +0800, David Palmer. wrote: On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 02:28:52 -0800 Hereon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Request For Comment on: Enhancing the Debian mailing lists by: Creating debian-user-woody and debian-user-sarge mailing lists, and deactivating