On 05/07/2010 11:27 AM, Ray Kohler wrote:
At the very least, I wish you would post your tech-support questions on the forums, which are designed for that kind of content (and are sadly already a bit overrun). This list, as I understand it, is intended as the primary means for users to communicate with the devs, not a help-channel. Filling it with ordinary help requests makes it much less useful.
You have a legit point that David (and others) should do a little research first before asking for help. But your characterization of the mailing list - and your assertion that all tech help requests belong on the forums - are both wrong. The list is called "Arch general", and the devs have stated the list's purpose as follows: "This mailing list hosts general discusson about the Arch Linux distribution. Questions, problems, and new development ideas can be posted here." http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-general So tech questions and requests for help, then, would seem to be completely *on* topic for the list. (Although, again, people should be considerate enough to do some homework first (i.e., read the news, and search the forums, wiki, and/or google first) before posting.) Which would match with what I've seen, having been an Arch user and list member for about 6 or 7 years now. People have been using the list for questions and tech help for as long as I've been here. DR