[arch-general] Err... Why is gvim now conflicting with vim?

[David Rosenstrauch]

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