Brandorr wrote: >> We already have the first, we aren't creating any new lists and nobody >> is hiding anything. All I am doing is making it easier for people to >> find the existing forum for help. What exactly is the problem with that? > > I hate to say it, but the FAQs are not FAQs. We aren't taking the most > frequently asked questions on opensolaris-discuss and posting them to > the FAQ. In the ideal world, when ever someone asked a question, we > would point them to the FAQ. If there is no entry in the FAQ, you > would put an entry in the FAQ and then point them to the FAQ.
I await your rewritten content. I'll be happy to post the changes for you. >>> P.S. just BTW: what do you mean by "OpenSolaris Content", isn't >>> installation an opensolaris issue numero uno (#1)? >> General community discussion - proposals for new projects, suggestions >> for things we should address as a community etc. Most everything >> *except* installation questions. > > I think that I partly disagree with that. Project proposals go in > requisite community groups. And if there isn't one, or people don't know which one is appropriate? > Things that we should do as a community is > fine, but there are other avenues to reach people (like announce). It > seems that if we start blowing off people, the problem will get worse, > as people will be less likely to have their questions get answered, > and the likelihood of them getting frustrated and going back to > Linux/MacOS-X will increase. You obviously misread what I wrote. Nobody is talking about 'blowing off people'. > That said, I have made some minor suggestions on website-discuss that > would relieve some of this, but I was told that we have to wait for a > complete site redesign. (In particular, I wanted a link to the docs > community homepage, next to the download icon on the top right of the > page.) There's already a link in the LH sidebar. > I would talk to Michelle about incorporating more newbie stuff on the > docs homepage, and that would neatly resolve some of these issues.. Then you should start by becoming a member of that community, then you can make the changes yourself. > I feel that www.opensolaris.org's homepage really needs to get a > complete makeover as a user targeted website. (While still providing a > link to a developer "homepage") (Maybe have a redirect, dev.osol.org, > as well) Fine, I suggest take this up on website-discuss. > I know there is a feeling of Solaris is for the elite, but if we want > OpenSolaris to remain relevant, and leading edge, we need widespread > adoption, and anything we can do to assist in that, would be helpful. > (I might even say that marketing should hire someone to answer newbie > questions full time.) I have *no* idea why you think Solaris is for the elite, I certainly don't. And I might even say that answering newbie questions is a role that is 100% suited to the existing community members. Even if we had the budget, no one person could answer all the questions which were asked. It's about time the community stopped 'suggesting' and started 'doing' IMHO. -- Alan Burlison --
