On 9/30/07, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have nothing against forums in general. What I don't understand is > why searching a information source hosted at a server (forums) is > preferred over searching the contents of your inbox (mailing list).
For a simple reason, not everyone is geeky enough. Not everyone keeps all the mails in their mail boxes for ever (please do not suggest gmail or any other unlimited storage space mailing list here) Assuming anything or "not understanding " anything about customer behaviour is dangerous. Yes, the fact is people do like to use forums over mailing lists. So, having a forum makes sense. I would personally like a method to have every email thread posted to forum and replies to same thread be posted to mailing list. For those who say FOOS gives new way of doing things, please remeber that even FOSS has to provide/repluicate features of non-FOSS world. We have to provide GUI based interface parellel to console simply because users are more comfortable with GUI,even when geeks prefer console. Ubuntu is a distro focusing on end users, so lets not aassume things. For those having any doubts about usability of forum vs mailing list, please go and talk to end users (non-techies, non-developers) and please do not suggest them that mailing is better than forum or vice versa, just ask what they prefer. Lets so this and see what end users prefer. (I am not suggesting any online poll). regards VK -- The hidden harmony is better than the obvious!! -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
