Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-17 Thread Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 01:52:05AM -0400, Justin Strickland wrote: heh seems most of this blaze has to do with users who are unfamiliar with systemd and by convention afraid of it I've seen a couple of people for whom this is probably true. But I have seen a couple of posts that seem more

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-17 Thread Kyle
According to Justin Strickland: heh seems most of this blaze has to do with users who are unfamiliar with systemd and by convention afraid of it, I suppose the devs could lay down the law and just be like 'this is what arch is going to ship with and this is what we are going to support get

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-17 Thread Justin Strickland
Kyle +1, personally its not as if they are forcing systemd on you they aren't locking you out of your choice of an init system I've seen too many people either unaware of this or have failed to remember that arch(as well as linux in general) is a system of choices of which if you happen to find

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Dennis Herbrich
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 12:53:02AM -0400, Jeremiah Dodds wrote: As far as ML noise goes, that's what killfiles and client-side filters are for, no? People can (or at least should be able to) configure their mailreaders to mute people or topics they want to mute. This. This so very much. We're

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
Thomas Rand t...@tomsbox.co.uk writes: On 16 August 2012 06:53, Jeremiah Dodds jeremiah.do...@gmail.com wrote: I tend to prefer systems that provide mailing lists and forums as two separate frontends to the same data. As far as ML noise goes, that's what killfiles and client-side filters

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Thomas Rand
On 16 August 2012 08:54, Jeremiah Dodds jeremiah.do...@gmail.com wrote: Thomas Rand t...@tomsbox.co.uk writes: On 16 August 2012 06:53, Jeremiah Dodds jeremiah.do...@gmail.com wrote: I tend to prefer systems that provide mailing lists and forums as two separate frontends to the same data.

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
Thomas Rand t...@tomsbox.co.uk writes: On 16 August 2012 08:54, Jeremiah Dodds jeremiah.do...@gmail.com wrote: B: If it's noise to you, kill or filter out the threads in your reader. how about the OP takes his argument to another place considering they are off topic here to insight

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Oon-Ee Ng
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Jeremiah Dodds jeremiah.do...@gmail.com wrote: With -general MLs, I don't really see the point of censorship of anything that isn't blatant spam, which the systemd threads are not. I particularly don't see the point when it's generally trivial for people who

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Kevin Chadwick
Congratulations to the trolls on the effect they've had. Except I would see some of your posts as trolling and I'm sure you would see some of mine as trolling too. I have tried not to but have re-iterated some things when I have felt that blatant inaccuracies have come along and I am sorry for

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Felipe Contreras
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM, fredbezies fredbez...@gmail.com wrote: I'm an old archlinux user (first installation back in december 2008), and for a long time, I was very satisfied with arch-general. But some people - can we define them as bottom holes ? - are rotting this mailing list,

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Thomas Bächler
Am 16.08.2012 14:14, schrieb Felipe Contreras: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM, fredbezies fredbez...@gmail.com wrote: I'm an old archlinux user (first installation back in december 2008), and for a long time, I was very satisfied with arch-general. But some people - can we define them as

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Thomas Bächler
Am 16.08.2012 08:10, schrieb Dennis Herbrich: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 12:53:02AM -0400, Jeremiah Dodds wrote: As far as ML noise goes, that's what killfiles and client-side filters are for, no? People can (or at least should be able to) configure their mailreaders to mute people or topics they

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
On 08/16/2012 03:22 PM, Thomas Bächler wrote: We're all consenting adults here. Just hit that delete button, ESC-d, Del or adjust your scorefile/junk filter So you're saying that instead of fixing the problem, every user should remove the offending posts. Further, Clever people always have a

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Calvin Morrison
The problem here are a small handful of people who start flames and spread FUD. Banning a handful of people from the list is an easier solution IMO. I am generally against such measures, but it seems we will have no choice. Can we please make the difference between flaming and trolling

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Felipe Contreras
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: Am 16.08.2012 14:14, schrieb Felipe Contreras: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM, fredbezies fredbez...@gmail.com wrote: I'm an old archlinux user (first installation back in december 2008), and for a long time, I was

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Thomas Bächler
Am 16.08.2012 15:08, schrieb Felipe Contreras: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: Am 16.08.2012 14:14, schrieb Felipe Contreras: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM, fredbezies fredbez...@gmail.com wrote: I'm an old archlinux user (first installation back

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Felipe Contreras
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: Am 16.08.2012 15:08, schrieb Felipe Contreras: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: Am 16.08.2012 14:14, schrieb Felipe Contreras: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM, fredbezies

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Vytautas Stankevičius
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Felipe Contreras felipe.contre...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: I want to squash the noise that has turned this list from a helpful and nice place to discuss with developers and users into the place

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Calvin Morrison
On 16 August 2012 09:19, Vytautas Stankevičius brothe...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Felipe Contreras felipe.contre...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: I want to squash the noise that has turned this list from a

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Felipe Contreras
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Vytautas Stankevičius brothe...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Felipe Contreras felipe.contre...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: I want to squash the noise that has turned this list

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Tom Rand
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 03:29:32PM +0200, Felipe Contreras wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Vytautas Stankevičius brothe...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Felipe Contreras felipe.contre...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Thomas Bächler

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Heiko Baums
Am Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:22:58 +0200 schrieb Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org: So you're saying that instead of fixing the problem, every user should remove the offending posts. The problem here are a small handful of people who start flames and spread FUD. Banning a handful of people from

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:02:57PM +0200, fredbezies wrote: Last threads on systemd was useless. I disagree. In the last thread, I had to really dig for outside information to understand both sides of the argument. My research and tinkering has lead me to the following valuable conclusions:

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Sander Jansen
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Heiko Baums li...@baums-on-web.de wrote: Am Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:22:58 +0200 schrieb Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org: So you're saying that instead of fixing the problem, every user should remove the offending posts. The problem here are a small handful

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread C Anthony Risinger
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Felipe Contreras felipe.contre...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org wrote: Am 16.08.2012 14:14, schrieb Felipe Contreras: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM, fredbezies fredbez...@gmail.com wrote: I'm an old

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 03:15:36PM +0200, Thomas B?chler wrote: That's not more pragmatic, It is. Person X is annoying everyone, so person X can't post any longer. You seem to be conflating pragmatism with bigotry. Those of us who are used to the internet don't get annoyed by other peoples'

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Calvin Morrison
On 16 August 2012 11:47, Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia archli...@ishpeck.net wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 03:15:36PM +0200, Thomas B?chler wrote: That's not more pragmatic, It is. Person X is annoying everyone, so person X can't post any longer. You seem to be conflating pragmatism with

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Gaetan Bisson
[2012-08-16 17:28:03 +0200] Heiko Baums: If I have concerns about systemd for good reasons, even if they are not technical but, say if you like, personal? Why would any of us care about your personal life? Well, the personal concerns can easily become technical ones sooner or later. See PA.

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:50:20AM -0400, Calvin Morrison wrote: On 16 August 2012 11:47, Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia archli...@ishpeck.net wrote: Those of us who are used to the internet don't get annoyed by other peoples' silliness. This is sort of how I feel about Tom and other who

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Gaetan Bisson
[2012-08-16 09:47:11 -0600] Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia: Those of us who are used to the internet don't get annoyed by other peoples' silliness. Let's all settle for a mediocre Internet and learn to cope with it. -- Gaetan

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Calvin Morrison
On 16 August 2012 11:59, Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia archli...@ishpeck.net wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:50:20AM -0400, Calvin Morrison wrote: On 16 August 2012 11:47, Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia archli...@ishpeck.net wrote: Those of us who are used to the internet don't get annoyed

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 12:00:55PM -0400, Calvin Morrison wrote: Right, but he has even said (along with others) that nobody is gonna change their mind, who cares about them, they're just trolls... to that effect. Why bother fighting something so stupid, if even you admit it is stupid?

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Tobias Frilling
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I think we all forgot the most fundamental rule in dealing with trolls: Do *not* feed the trolls! If you found someone guilty of being a troll, don't argue. Doesn't matter how wrong he is or how stupid his opinions, he won't change his mind;

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Tom Gundersen
On Aug 16, 2012 5:50 PM, Calvin Morrison mutanttur...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 August 2012 11:47, Anthony ''Ishpeck'' Tedjamulia archli...@ishpeck.net wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 03:15:36PM +0200, Thomas B?chler wrote: That's not more pragmatic, It is. Person X is annoying everyone,

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Kevin Chadwick
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:02:57PM +0200, fredbezies wrote: Last threads on systemd was useless. I disagree. In the last thread, I had to really dig for outside information to understand both sides of the argument. My research and tinkering has lead me to the following valuable

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Heiko Baums
Am Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:56:57 +1000 schrieb Gaetan Bisson bis...@archlinux.org: Why would any of us care about your personal life? ... Your head must be such as mess if you can make sense of the above... ... Do either. And when you have five seconds please reflect on why none of us

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Lucas Saliés Brum
2012/8/16 Tobias Frilling tob...@frilling-online.de -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I think we all forgot the most fundamental rule in dealing with trolls: Do *not* feed the trolls! If you found someone guilty of being a troll, don't argue. Doesn't matter how wrong

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Felipe Contreras
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:42 PM, Tom Rand t...@tomsbox.co.uk wrote: look at the end of the day this is a place for archlinux support discussions with dev's, this is why there are policies for this other forms of communication with the dev's users. it is not about free speach or whether

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Felipe Contreras
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Sander Jansen s.jan...@gmail.com wrote: It's not exactly rocket science. Other forums and mailing lists have moderators and rules. The alternative is not rocket science either; ignore the threads you don't care about. And other mailing lists do that as well

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Felipe Contreras
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Tobias Frilling tob...@frilling-online.de wrote: I think we all forgot the most fundamental rule in dealing with trolls: Do *not* feed the trolls! If you found someone guilty of being a troll, don't argue. Doesn't matter how wrong he is or how stupid

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread gt
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 05:28:03PM +0200, Heiko Baums wrote: Am Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:08:53 +0200 schrieb Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org: This is a technical mailing list. If you want to discuss technical topics about Arch, you're in the right place. If you want to state your

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-16 Thread Justin Strickland
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 10:53:35AM +0530, gt wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 05:28:03PM +0200, Heiko Baums wrote: Am Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:08:53 +0200 schrieb Thomas Bächler tho...@archlinux.org: This is a technical mailing list. If you want to discuss technical topics about Arch,

[arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-15 Thread fredbezies
Hello. I'm an old archlinux user (first installation back in december 2008), and for a long time, I was very satisfied with arch-general. But some people - can we define them as bottom holes ? - are rotting this mailing list, and the community too. Last threads on systemd was useless. And I can

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-15 Thread Oon-Ee Ng
On 16 Aug 2012 04:57, set nm...@netcourrier.com wrote: Le mercredi 15 août 2012 22:02:57 fredbezies a écrit : Hello. I'm an old archlinux user (first installation back in december 2008), and for a long time, I was very satisfied with arch-general. But some people - can we define them

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-15 Thread Denis A . Altoé Falqueto
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Oon-Ee Ng ngoonee.t...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 Aug 2012 04:57, set nm...@netcourrier.com wrote: Aren't there any moderators who can kick off trouble makers ? That's not how MLs work. Unfortunately I think there are list management software that can allows

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-15 Thread Oon-Ee Ng
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Denis A. Altoé Falqueto denisfalqu...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Oon-Ee Ng ngoonee.t...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 Aug 2012 04:57, set nm...@netcourrier.com wrote: Aren't there any moderators who can kick off trouble makers ? That's not how

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-15 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
Oon-Ee Ng ngoonee.t...@gmail.com writes: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Denis A. Altoé Falqueto denisfalqu...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Oon-Ee Ng ngoonee.t...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 Aug 2012 04:57, set nm...@netcourrier.com wrote: Aren't there any moderators who can

Re: [arch-general] Arch-general is becoming a mess !

2012-08-15 Thread Thomas Rand
On 16 August 2012 06:53, Jeremiah Dodds jeremiah.do...@gmail.com wrote: Oon-Ee Ng ngoonee.t...@gmail.com writes: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Denis A. Altoé Falqueto denisfalqu...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Oon-Ee Ng ngoonee.t...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 Aug 2012