+++ Raj Mathur [23/06/08 14:08 +0530]: >While the name of the list (and the group) continue to remain ``Linux'', >I believe that's more for historical reasons than because of any >specific existing bias towards Linux as a FOSS platform. IMO, as long >as we keep your remaining points in view, we should continue to discuss >and promote all FOSS solutions, regardless of whether they're >Linux-based or not.
I think OS specific lists still have their purpose. Linux does things a particular way. Linux distros do things in a particular way. Having a bit of specialization in the list at atleast OS level helps. Also, if you combine all FOSS OSes - *Linux, *BSD, *Solaris, *Hurd, the amount of noise and cross advocacy might get too high to be useful. Even though the number of questions asked nowadays on this list are lesser than what was being asked a few years back (whatever the reasons might be), dilution/expansion of the support objective might put off the people who can potentially help out here. That said, we should welcome folks from other FOSS OSes to talk out here, and especially at our meets. But OS specific *lists* are necessary. Who knows, some time in the future people might forget what the acronym ILUGD stands for, and only remembers the lists - ilugd-bsd@, ilugd-opensolaris@, ilugd-linux@, etc. :-P - Sandip -- Sandip Bhattacharya http://blog.sandipb.net _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
