On 3 Jul 2001, at 21:42, Alan Bryant boldly uttered:
> I am also not wanting to ignite a flamewar, but I feel I need to state my
> opinion on this. I have been on the Caldera list for a couple of years now,
> and got off of it once this list was born. I do have a question for the
> people who do not want Caldera stuff, do you mind if stuff about SuSE,
> RedHat, Mandrake, Gentoo, etc.? If you don't mind stuff about those distro's
> being posted, what's the difference with stuff about Caldera being posted?
> Yes, you are on the Caldera list as well, but some of us aren't...like me. I
> am also on the SuSE list, but I wouldn't mind seeing someone post the same
> stuff, because I know that there are a lot of people on this list who are
> not on the SuSE list, and they might be interested. Again, I respect all of
> you very much, and if I misinterpreted something, please enlighten me.
I agree more-or-less with the above, with these qualifications:
- Don't overdo it. Periodic stuff of great interest is fine, but if
it gets excessive (and if people really need to see *constant* info
about a particular distribution) then I think realistically they
should join the list in question.
- As I mentioned earlier, I'd rather not see security advisories
here. If you want to see 'em, there are many lists you can join.
The nice thing about being on the lists yourself? You can setup
filters and so forth. In my case I filter all mailing list stuff
right to separate folders for each list before I ever read it.
When I'm in the mood to read about X, Y, or Z, I go into the
appropriate folder. The *only* stuff I allow to come into my regular
inbox (because of their urgent nature) are.... security advisories.
If people are just reposting that stuff to a general list, A) you
can't winnow it out as 'urgent', and B) it just bogs down an
unrelated list.
Cheers,
Phil
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Philip J. Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Electric Kahuna Systems -- Computers & Communications for the New Millenium
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