[ogb-discuss] [osol-discuss] This is not a Solaris helpdesk

[Alan Burlison]

Artem Kachitchkine wrote:

> I think it's a bit too late, just go with the flow and leave -discuss 
> alone. Lobbies are always crowded and noisy, and those arriving in Hotel 
> Solaris need to feel welcome in order to want to say. Who cares what 
> version of Solaris they happened to try first, give them a chance to 
> figure stuff out. Gently directing questions to -help or another more 
> appropriate list should be preferred, but if someone decides to answer a 
> questions here and now, I don't see why not.

I disagree, I suspect many people have unsubscribed because of the 
unacceptable S/N ratio, and as a result we no longer have any good way 
to reach those people.  Off-topic posts on *any* mailing list aren't a 
good idea, and just because we haven't been good housekeepers in the 
past it doesn't follow that we should continue.

I for one will certainly departing shortly if the situation doesn't 
improve - the amount of time it takes me to wee out stuff that I care 
about from people's installation issues just can't be justified.

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Alan Burlison
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