I feel the initial intention here is getting misconstrued. the point isn't if or when they close this list.
It's not about jabbing AD in the eye either. The list might always be here, it's the people that will be leaving. Gradually people will probably look for other sources and answers to their new questions, or maybe they will feel alienated for not using SI any more, some people might just want to distance themselves from the whole tragic affair. The idea was make a provision (be it new list or forum) so that everyone from the old list has a place to come back too whether they are still using SI or have moved on to another soft, to preserve that fantastic font of knowledge, and the people that make it possible. Less all these moment's be lost, like tears in rain... :( On 6 March 2014 01:01, Raffaele Fragapane <[email protected]>wrote: > For the record I wasn't taking a shot at either you or Luc-Eric. I have no > reason to doubt your sincerity or his when you say there's no plan, just > saying at this point everybody has more than a fair bit of weight of their > back foot when it comes to taking plans that seem very volatile to the bank. > The offer itself is greatly appreciated, I'm not ungrateful. > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Maurice Patel <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Hi Raffaele, >> I totally understand. The reason Luc Eric and I are offering to transfer >> it to the community is because then you will control its destiny. I can say >> that there is no plan today that calls for shutting down the list in the >> future, but plans always change, whether we want them to or not. Who knows >> where we'll be 5 years from now. It's' not that we want to say things in >> bad faith. It's just that stuff happens that can lay even the best laid >> plans to waste. My post was only meant to re-iterate Luc-Eric's offer that >> we would be willing to transition the forum to the community if that is >> what you wanted >> Maurice >> >> Maurice Patel >> Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane >> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 6:59 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Salvage the list. >> >> "To add to Luc-Eric's post there is no plan to shut down this list." >> You'll have to bear with some of us if we're a bit wary. >> Is it the same kind of lack of plans of shutting something down as when >> there were no plans to shut down Softimage only a few months ago? Just to >> know whether we have three weeks or a full year to migrate ;) >> >> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Maurice Patel < >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> To add to Luc-Eric's post there is no plan to shut down this list. >> However we would be supportive of migrating it back into the community if >> you feel that is a better and safer option. There has always been a very >> high signal to noise ratio on this forum and we would not want to see the >> community lose this. We are open to proposals. >> Maurice >> > > > > -- > Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it > and let them flee like the dogs they are! >
