Re: Rules of discourse for the mailing lists
> Lately we are getting a lot of posts which would be better suited to
> debian-user. A charter for each group might be useful. For example,
> ask for help with packaging issues on debian-devel. Ask for help with
> other things on debian-user.
really? I've always been of the impression that debian-user is
for "stable" only. Any problem seen on an "unstable" system
should not be addressed to debian-user, as far as I know.
I do think it's good to keep debian-user for "stable" only, as
problems like "I just installed foo, and suddenly my HD turned
into dust" will probably scare debian-users and make them think debian
is not a good distribution.
On the other hand, debian-devel is getting quite busy, with many people
asking "silly"[1], repetitive questions about hamm problems that most
"knowledge" developpers know by now.
So, why not split[2] the debian-devel? Let there be:
debian-unstable:For everybody who runs "unstable", and wants to
report problems with it, possibly asking stupid questions.
A sort-of "debian-user" for the "unstable" dist.
debian-devel An open forum for asking questions about packaging
problems, but not for possibly "silly" problems
with hamm. Non-developpers may lurk, but are
discoraged to post (I think a discoragement is
enough. Most users wouldn't want annoy developpers
and they can always post their problems on debian-unstable)
Only people that frequently read debian-devel
are encouraged to post here.
[1] For the poster, it's often dificult to decide whether something is
a "silly" question or not. But even silly questions have to be
asked sometimes, and it's good to have an open forum for silly questions
about unstable.
[2] Splitting mailinglist is the eternal answer to everery problem, I know.
I realise it also very often isn't as good a solution as it may seem
at first. But here, as there do seem to be many people that dislike
the "silly" questions on debian-devel, I'd say splitting may indeed be
a good solution.
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joost witteveen, joostje@debian.org
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