On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 19:33 -0700, Garrett D'Amore wrote: > I wonder what value opensolaris-discuss has? It seems like people always need a place to go and troll.. they had found their home there.
> > I remember long ago, when Linux finally gave up the mailing lists and > moved to USENIX. I'm not sure everyone around here remembers what > USENIX is anymore (its been ages since I've bothered with it), but maybe > comp.os.opensolaris (or a hierarchy) needs to be created. I am not sure if that would solve anything, looking into the long-run, I see no plausible solution there. > > The other question is, if no real productive conversations are happening > there, then what is the point of having it at all? Because if you cut down all the forests to build developments, the animals will start to look for food within the community. Which is exactly what will happen. See "Over the Hedge" movie for a good synopsis. I suppose the name could be changed to opensolaris-scum or something, that wasn't so inviting, and it might be a good substitute as well. > I imagine that some > folks are looking for support with their problems, but perhaps a > -support list would be better suited to _that_ need? Perhaps flashy labels would be helpful for people to find where they really need to go? or a "where do I put my question" wizard. I am sure there could be lots of ways to deal with these issues, it's just a matter of people bringing forth ideas and then others implementing them. Possibly two more problems in their own. - Christopher
