On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 11:51:29AM -0500, Greg Freemyer wrote:
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Linux Tyro
wrote: Can Novell/Attachmate people set a mailing list intended for only home users where they could be helped much better?
No by two reasons: a) we already have more than 80 lists. b) the rules when a new list gets created are quite simple: as soon as there is a need. Ok, by all the noise _you_ created alone in the last days it might be time to create a dedicated list to you. ;) There are common rules when an additional list gets created. I've seen projects suffer from too many lists. And I count openSUSE as such a project as I tried to stress in the past. See for example Samba, we're driving the project with two main lists. Creating a new list or closing one is nothing which is driven by SUSE. It's up to the project which decides as it decides on other project issues.
P.S. I am not saying that these lists are not the best place for any solution. Rather if anything like a separate newbie channel could be established, that could be more of a great en-devours and I bet this would also be a reason that in the coming 1-2 years, openSUSE would hit the world with no.1 position.
I have suggested this since I have liked openSUSE to a great extent and feels as if it is MINE distribution of choice. I know, I might be wrong for this suggestion, but since it came in my mind, I wanted it to say to the owner of the Novell/Attachmate director.
That seems to happen naturally.
Most of the home users and more basic support takes place on the forums. (There is advanced stuff there too, but you are correct that the mailing lists tend to be far more technical.)
You should check them out.
Thanks Greg. I always forget the forums. That sound like a very, very good suggestion. Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany