fantasai wrote:
> For those objecting on terms of policy, I assert the following:
> that it is in mozilla.org's mission statement do do this.
> I quote:
> "A group exists that is chartered to act as the virtual meeting place
> for the Mozilla code. That group is mozilla.org. We will provide a
> central point of contact and community for those interested in _using_
> or improving the source code:
> ...
> o _We will operate discussion forums_ (mailing lists, newsgroups, or
> whatever seems most appropriate.)
> ..."
>
> -- http://www.mozilla.org/mission.html (emphasis mine)
>
> using, form of English verb "use" - to put or bring into action or
> service; employ for or apply to
> a given purpose
> (Webster's New World dictionary of American English, 3rd college ed.)
>
> As the document in question does not specify whether the "using" is
> direct or indirect, it applies to both.
I disagree with the last point, thus with your whole assertion. "Using
source code" means for me compiling and possibly modifying the code,
i.e. creating distributions.
The discussion forums are only provided for the intended target group
(which is, in my interpretation, only coders, serious testers and
distributors, at the moment).
>> They are unmoderated, but wishlist has a regularly-posted FAQ URL.
>
> Andreas brought up the idea of appending a FAQ URL to every post.
> Why not do that instead? Less spam.
I assume you mean a http URL. Because that would be web, and this is
news :). It's just most convient to have it directly accessible, instead
of having to open another app, and here: less convient -> less readers.
