On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 19:34, Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 05:37:32PM -0500, Travis Crump wrote: > > Eric Sharkey wrote: > > >This is not a debian-testing issue. The purpose of this list is to > > >coordinate the testing and preparation of new debian releases. It is > > >not meant to handle general issues with the "testing" distribution. > > >(This list was created several years before there was a testing > > >distribution.) For user issues, please post to debian-user. > > > > Why isn't debian-testing listed as a Development list instead of a User > > list at <http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/subscribe>? I think that > > might be the source of a lot of the confusion. > > It's not really a development list: the aim of -testing was always to > try to recruit users to test releases as they're nearing completion. > Those users don't have to be inclined towards development, though, and > in fact it's probably best if they aren't so that we avoid the > can't-see-the-wood-for-the-trees problem. > > -- > Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk] For me, I first heard of this list on DWN where a question had arisen about where a good place to ask "Testing pool"-specific questions could be dealt with, and the discussion points listed there had offered this list as unused/under-used and possibly available for adoption. I follow it as a way to learn about what does come up on it, but I don't see the apparent traffic to warrant users pinning to Testing (such as myself) here for any and all solutions - the discussions just aren't happening here at present. -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
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