-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 John Keller wrote: > Copy of the reply I got from Bob, since it didn't go to the list: > > On Friday 29 August 2003 08:45 am, John Keller wrote: > >>w9ya wrote:
>>I think that the Wiki serves an important role in presenting information >>that might normally be drowned out on the list. I've just spent an entire >>night making it so that it's easier to find the information without >>resorting to a search, expressly so people can quickly get to key info > > from > >>the front page. > > When they are and remain organized. > They are a lot more organised. The release schedule is linked from the main page. Show us any page which *really* needs to be linked in from the main page, and we can oblige you. > > >>I think it's unreasonable to expect the level of redundancy on the mailing >>list that you're asking for. What happens when someone subscribes after > > the > >>crucial announcement? What about me, missing half a day's messages due to >>some unexplained problem? What makes you sure that some key announcement >>will be seen by everyone? > > Well nothing is perfect , even wikis. (see my comment above) > But wikis are better than extra spam on the list for information anyone can easily lookup if they take any effort. > >>The sheer fact that you missed the information about OO.o being included > > in > >>RC2 says to me that you, like anyone else, can easily miss the one >>announcement that matters to them. Then we're back to square one with the >>complaints... > > > Actually I saw the request, and a saw a message from Warly. The english was > poor enough I wasn't sure if it was rc1 or rc2 of OO. Well, maybe you would prefer to have Warly post in French, or are you offering to proof-read everyone's email? > > >>If you don't like the Wiki, fine. But it was implemented as a solution to >>precisely the problem that you bring up. It's unreasonable to dismiss that >>solution and still complain that information isn't being conveyed (when it >>is) just because it's not in the format you want. > > > Again, until you reorganized the wiki, the information was *effectively* > lost > to me. Bob, you are free to ask for write access to the Wiki, and CHANGE IT [EMAIL PROTECTED] All I have seen coming from this address is complaints, and all the people you are complaining about, and who's work you are deriding, contribute *directly* to the distro ... Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/T3BOrJK6UGDSBKcRAku6AJ44NCrinz78lZARxyZm/22liAQywwCfTpXR nl/6YemwkY/SQUVcLTlt/1E= =cy03 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
