> On Thu, Nov 24, 2005 at 09:02:33AM +0800, Unvollendeter > Tag wrote: > > > Why should the thread itself be off-topic? Maybe the > > question could have been phrased better. But surely the > > question of getting a "DSL provider" that works under > > Linux is an essential part of the user experience, given > > the fact that most providers openly support only Windows > > or at best the Mac. How is this different from questions > > about getting wifi access to work? > > It's off-topic because it's not phrased in that light. The > thread is about which among four providers was the best, > period. It has absolutely no provisions about which ones > use DSL modems that work with Linux, and the providers > listed in the original post work all use systems that work > with Linux anyway.
Why assume the worst? If the original poster asked which DSL provider is the most hassle-free for Mac OSX, BSD or the Hurd, then his question should rightly be considered off-topic. In the absence of such qualifiers, it's best to assume good faith on the part of the poster and assume that the question is related to Linux. Assuming good faith becomes even more important in a list where the language being used (English) isn't the first language of majority of the posters. (I know it isn't mine because I myself commit far too many grammatical and stylistic lapses.) If at all, the thread should have been redirected to plug-newbies (?) and not the hotbed of irrelevance (which I enjoy from time to time) known as plug-misc. > Most questions about getting WiFi access to work are about > which WiFi adapter are supported in Linux, which is what > makes them on-topic for PLUG. But if someone were to start > a thread with the premise that the WiFi adapter is already > supported and just wants to know if, for example, Airborne > Access is better than Globe Wiz or something like that, > then that would be off-topic here but perfectly okay in > PLUG-Misc. I used WiFi access only as an example of a thread topic that could be considered off-topic on a bad day. Everything appears to be okay in PLUG-misc. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
