The following has been tossed out before, but I thought I would raise it
again anyway. We are currently at about 200 messages/day on this mailing
list. I learn a great deal from these messages - I currently have 253 saved
for "future reference". I hopefully also help out a little bit. But lately
I'm feeling like I'm losing the battle to stay on top of this list. As
JBoss gets more popular, the volume is likely to continue to grow until no
one can keep up with it. How would the group feel about any or all of the
following? I will of course bow to the group consensus (or the powers that
be) and adjust my reading habits as necessary.
(1) Split the list according to major product subsystems - jms, db,
connector, security, core, samples, etc. This would allow us to diligently
follow those subsystems where we have some expertise and can therefore
contribute, and just skim the others.
(2) Switch to newsgroups so we can have retained threads of conversation.
(3) Ask people to volunteer to contribute some time and effort on one of the
subsystems split off in (1). These volunteers would be responsible for
folding in as much material as possible from the mail list/newsgroup into
the documentation. I have experience in the database area, and I've
personally answered the question "How do I configure Jboss to connect to
Oracle?" at least a dozen times in the last 2 months. I would gladly take
the time to put this into the documentation once and for all to be done with
that particular question. I personally think this item is the most
important, and that if we do it well, the volume on the list should start to
decrease.
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