On 06/30/2012 09:37 PM, Matthew Brett wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 12:29 PM, John Hunter<jdh2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Jim Vickroy<jim.vick...@noaa.gov> wrote: >>> >>> As a lurker and user, I too wish for a distinct numpy-users list. -- jv >>> >> >> This thread is a perfect example of why another list is needed. It's >> currently 42 semi-philosophical posts about what kind community numpy should >> be and what kinds of lists or stacks should serve it. There needs to be a >> place where people can ask simple 'how do I do x in numpy" questions without >> having to wade through hundreds of posts about release cycles, community >> input, process, and decisions about ABI and API compatibility in point >> versus major releases. > > Oh - dear. I think the point that most of us agreed on was that > having a different from: address wasn't a perfect solution for giving > people space for asking newbie type questions. No-one has to read an > email. If it looks boring or silly or irrelevant to your concerns, > well, then ignore it.
I'd think most users sort different mailing lists into folders/tags/... automatically, not into their main inbox. Ignoring an email takes time; if I actually had to read the title of each thread of all the mailing lists I'm subscribed to it'd cost me a significant amount of time. >> Most people just don't care -- they just want to be >> reasonably sure that the developers do care and are doing it right. And if >> they want to participate or observe these discussions, they know where to >> go. It's like sausage making -- the more people get an inside look at how >> the sausage is made, the more they are afraid to eat it. > > Not so in general. The more I hang out on the cython / sympy / > ipython mailing lists, the more I feel like using and (if I can) > contributing. John specifically says "most people". You (and I) are not "most people". Dag _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
