20 Feb
2008
20 Feb
'08
01:36
peter nikolic wrote: > On Monday 18 February 2008, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> The Monday 2008-02-18 at 20:38 +0100, Neil wrote: >> >> ... >> >>> Do you have more reasons? As always: I can still be convinced if you'd >>> like. >> - A permanent network connection is needed for a forum, but news can work >> without it. >> >> - The News can be read in text mode. A forum can't. >> >> - A forum requires more cpu and resources both at the server and at the >> client. >> >>> One reason for forum instead of usenet: Linux must try to access the >>> main public. The main public does know how to work forums, the do not >>> know how to work usenet. The usenet history would have to be stored >>> and made available by Google search. >> The thing is not to have only one method, but to have several. For your >> info, I learnt how to use News years earlier than forums, and I still find >> News easier to configure and use. Even easier than email. >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Carlos E. R. > > I think you have hit the problem on the head there Carlos TEXT BASED the > vast majority of people these days seem to get very wet nappies as soon as > someone says text based or CLI Ahhhhhhh got to have a gui with a connected > rat to squirm all over it .. And to those people...I truly don't care if they cut themselves out of the conversation or not. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org