On Sat, 2007-03-31 at 02:03 -0800, Bob La Quey wrote: > On 3/31/07, Todd Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > But in partial disagreement with another point you make, Alan, I *do* > > think this list is about Linux. I wouldn't have joined if it were > > just a non-specific discussion list. > > > > -todd > > I would call it a bunch of guys who have known each other a long time, > perhaps too long, who know quite a bit about Linux and occasionally > discuss that but who mostly engage in an endless stream of bull sessions > about whatever else they feel the need to pontificate upon.
The OT discussion comes up once or twice a year. It's hashed and thrown about, and it always ends the same. People here like to discuss things Linux and, as friendly people do when they gather, they like to discuss other things as well. That's why the [Kooler] tag was invented. Sadly, it's not often used (I tried to use it several times during the thread in question - even mentioned it in the message body - it never stuck, so I gave up on it.) Subscribing to another list just for OT posts does not seem like a good idea to me. It's like having to move to another room and back again as the topic changes from Linux, to non-Linux, and back to Linux again. A tag is easier, and it's also easier to follow in many e-mail applications. (I can't imagine trying to get any one of my current mail clients to follow a thread from one list to another. Much simpler with a simple tag). > > I don't suppose there is anything wrong with that. I do find it gets rather > repetitive and I find it less and less interesting as time goes by. I still find a lot of interesting things here. I just wish I had the time to follow more of them. Lately I'm killing more time than I should here, but there's [OT] reasons for that. > > But I am just one person and if it suits someone else well why should I > really care? We all know you care deeply Bob. ;) > > I do find the list less and less useful as a source of information about > technical matters. Fewer and fewer of my questions get good answers. At times I have to agree. On the other hand, at other times I don't have time to follow many of the threads I would like. I do keep everything so I can look at them later if need be. For example, there have been several threads regarding wireless networking. One of these days I'll be getting an AP, etc. and I will have questions. I believe some of those questions can be answered through one of the releated threads on this list. > > I don't think the people who post the most on this list are staying > particularly current with recent developments of technology. I don't > suppose it matters. One can look elsewhere for that. One of the things I regret more and more. I like to stay current, but over the past 2+ years I've found myself too busy to be able to spend the time I'd like keeping up-to-date. I've been trying to push the company I work for into the 21st century on several fronts, but it's been difficult. Transitioning from a small company to a medium-large company is not an easy task in itself, let alone trying to implement new technologies and processes. At least many of our systems are moving/have moved from Windoze to Linux. PGA -- Paul G. Allen BSIT/SE Owner/Sr. Engineer Random Logic Consulting www.randomlogic.com -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
