On Sunday 16 March 2003 06:03 am, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Saturday 15 Mar 2003 7:20 pm, civileme wrote:
> > I was looking at the Mandrakesoft site recently and I saw a
> > recommendation for folks to use MandrakeExpert rather than these mailing
> > lists.
> >
> > I hate the web interface and It required a great effort with databases to
> > keep up with the incidents when I was answering questions on the
> > MandrakeExpert site. I guess the advantage of local copies in the email
> > is pretty great.
>
> I respect Civileme's decision, and the reasons for it. However, as a user
> I am dismayed by this message. ManddrakeExpert is no substitute for the
> lists. I'm sure it has its place, but I personally have not found it
> helpful at all, even for a paid incident.
>
> That aside, however, I do want to say that I have pushed hard that one big
> reason for buying/using Mandrake is the value of these lists. Without
> them, or with them greatly emasculated, both newbies and transferee's would
> have a great deal more difficulty.
>
> If this is a prelude to trouble for the list, it is a big mistake.
>
> Anne
Civileme has left the lists for a while in the past, and will again return (I
hope and predict), and I think all the folks on the lists should take it as a
great compliment that someone so "in the know" would consider that not being
here would not be more detrimental to the Mandrake-Linux effort than being
here. In other words, I take it as his saying that while Mandrake-Linux is
less than "perfectly capitalized" at this stage, he believes that this list,
as well as newbie, will be just fine, and when the Capital situation for the
Company is improved, the whole effort will be reinvigorated, and in the mean
time, he needs to be spending his time concentrating oh his own
"capitaization" and looking for employment, even if it requires his
relocation.
I sure wish I could help him out in anyway, but I do not have any grewat
contacts looking for IT employees, other than what he can find on Monster
anyway. and I think he know's if he needs shelter durring a job search in our
locals , how to contact us.
We always miss his help and viewpoints, and wish him well.
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