On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 10:53:12AM -0800, Jimmy R. wrote: > Is there an IRC channel for this mailing list? > > I was thinking it would perhaps give us a good method > to help one another out and exchange configuration > ideas and concepts.
In what way does a mailing list not "give us a good method to help one another out [etc]"? Furthermore, a mailing list is typically archived for the ages, and people who aren't tied to their computers at the same time can still communicate. Having been involved in projects which coordinated via mailing lists and projects which were based in IRC, I've come to the conclusion that a project without a thriving mailing list tends to atrophy, regardless of how much IRC action there is. I'm not sure why that is, but I've observed it over about 15 projects (split between the two communication methods). - Matt
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