Hold on, I think we are not getting the point here... We need a forum to accompany the mailing lists, not to replace them! The forums will be an easier way to for people to get help, those who arent accustomed to lists. And,
- No, I am not new to FOSS, but i still prefer forums to mailing lists anyday. - The already existing linux forums pertain to linux in-general. We, on the other hand need Ubuntu-specific forums. - We have proof to the mutual co-existence of forums, mailing lists and the IRC channel in the International listing of LoCo teams. Any other points? -Pratul On 9/30/07, Shakthi Kannan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My thoughts below: > > ----- On 9/30/07, Lut4rp < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | 1. I wanted a forum because of the primary ease in accessing them. > \-- > > It depends. > > I can read e-mails from mailing lists when traveling, with mobile > phones. Not everyone is sitting behind a desktop on a > broadband/dial-up connection to read forums. Forums are intuitive, and > more customer-oriented. Developers, in general, prefer mailing lists. > > ----- > | our main goals in this community is to spread the use of FOSS like > Ubuntu. I > | suggest somehow replacing/modifying the lists with the forum. > \-- > > Each tool is useful in one way or another. > > You have to use the right tool for the right tasks, with the right > people, at the right time ... (1) > > ----- > | I dont think a > | maiing list is that suitable for a country like India where people are > still > | new to FOSS. > \-- > > Are you new to FOSS? :) > > ----- > | 2. The wiki is not a very good source of India-specific Ubuntu info. It > does > | need to be updated. The IRC channel is way too unfamiliar to people in > | India. > \-- > > Need to learn to get used to the FOSS culture. Also see (1). > > ----- > | answer them "Goto the wiki, Join the mailing list!". Every time, its the > | same reply, "mailing list? forum nahi hai? XP ka vo forum hai na, > | xxxxxx.com, vaisa?" > \-- > > There are many forums like linuxquestions.org, linuxforum.com where > people also participate. Nobody said you shouldn't ask Ubuntu > questions there :) > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#before<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html#before> > > ----- > | 6. Taking the ubuntuforums.org example, they arent India-specific, they > are > | monstrously huge, > \-- > > Welcome to the huge FOSS community. > > This mailing list is India specific, and does not have heavy traffic. > > Please don't top-post, and use plain text when writing e-mails, in future. > > SK > > -- > Shakthi Kannan > http://www.shakthimaan.com > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > -- In a world without fences & boundaries, who needs Gates and Windows? personal website - http://techjugaad.com/techbakwaas
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