On 16-Jul-08, at 6:43 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > On Wednesday 16 Jul 2008, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: >> On 16-Jul-08, at 6:03 PM, Arun Khan wrote: >>> Ubuntu 8.04.1, Intel graphics chip on laptop - shows as 2 distinct >>> ports: >> >> what is the justification for an xpost? > > Do you prefer to post it separately in the three lists?
no. Post to one list. If you do not get an answer, post to some other list. xpost is only justified in the following circumstances: 1. An announcement where no follow-up discussion is required - for example, release of software, a conference or event etc 2. By list admins to all the lists they admin for some subject common to all the lists The members of mailing lists are not here to serve people. They are here to build community through discussion. An xpost where the motive is a purely selfish desire to get an answer 'ASAP' is a serious breach of etiquette. Kindly check out what an xpost (cross post) is. If you *do* cross post, you have to: 1. specify which to which list the replies are to be sent 2. provide a summary of the replies being sent to the other lists. So why is xpost bad? You ask a question, I take the trouble to reply, you find a better reply on some other list. I never hear from you as to the fate of my reply. You benefit - no one else does. I recently made an xpost to this list, OSM general list and OSM India list on a matter I felt of importance - namely the OSM data for Mumbai was b0rked. It was a hell of a job keeping all three lists informed of the discussion, until it transpired that the only meaningful discussion was taking place on OSM general. You may continue to xpost every time you want an immediate answer to a question, but you will soon find yourself getting unpopular. btw, there was a guy on this list who used to do 'underground' xposting - that is sending the same mail to 4 or 5 lists separately. He became very unpopular as many people happened to be members of the lists to which he was posting. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
