Hi Ashish: --- On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Ashish Bhatia <[email protected]> wrote: | Short reply: "I cannot think of a single mail which will be sent to | jnu list and not ilugd or vice-versa" \--
It depends on the context. --- | I doubt community in JNU is big enough to solve their issues on their | own. (correct me if I am wrong) \-- We are no one to judge others. --- | But ilugd is a low frequency mailing list. | Let them ask as many questions as they want | | Since you are a member, I hope you agree that their is not much | discussion going on | in ilugd anyways. \-- These doesn't matter. There is something called 'belongingness'. Having a user group within a college that they already belong to, gives them the ecosystem and comfort that they already have ... (1) --- | I would have supported creation of ilug-jnu if the queries from them | (college-specific queries) grows too much. \-- But, when and who decides to ask them to create their own user group without causing much noise? As much as we want to grow the ecosystem, controlling noise is quite a challenge. --- | Please explain how does it impact whether a person is sharing a tip on | ilug-JNU or ilug-d (I think a person would | prefer sharing on ilugd even if (s)he was studying at JNU since that | gives a larger name) \-- See (1). --- | But will a JNU student have any objection if a DCE/IIT guy comes and helps him? | Then why not post on ilugd (infact, they will post on both) | ... | What happens is that in this case, anyone in need of help will post on | as many mailing lists as possible. | (for example, how to config XYZ ISP router or FOSS meet) | There will be duplicate mails on both lists. \-- They ought to be taught to ask their local college user group first because there could be other users who have had the same problem, and could have solved it. If the problem is not resolved, they could ask the city user group for support. Most colleges that I have seen are far away from the cities. Having a local meet-up in the premises helps greatly in knowledge sharing amongst peers. Irrespective of how many groups are created, they will all have to stand the test of time, or cease to exist. We can do as much as we can to help them, and hope for the best. I am not saying you should agree with all my views. I welcome your honest replies. SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
