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

[Alan Burlison]

Jon Trulson wrote:

>> There is one as Keith pointed out, it is called opensolaris-help.
>> However until we start directing people there, they won't start using it.
> 
>   I wonder... How many experts sit around trolling *-help lists looking
>   for an opportunity to help a newbie in need?
> 
>   Not too many in my experience.  If you can't help, just don't
>   answer.  The subject line usually provides a clue for me as to
>   whether a given thread will be 'interesting' or not.
> 
>   The vast majority of messages in the two dozen or so mailing lists
>   I'm subscribed to (including LKML) do not interest me, though there
>   is that occasion gem.  However, I do not bother posting messages to
>   any them explaining how uninteresting I find a given problem/subject
>   to be.  Posting help messages in non-help groups hardly seems to be
>   a phenomenon unique to the solaris lists.

Great, so this is an area where we can do *better* than other communities.

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Alan Burlison
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