Re: ANNOUNCE: Git Forum

From: Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
Date: Apr 8, 2008, 23:42 UTC
Message-ID: <86lk3n6hih.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>
In-Reply-To: <60646ee10804081615y6817f707ufbb4a544d166059@mail.gmail.com>

>>>>> "Dill" == Dill  <sarpulhu@gmail.com> writes:

Dill> I'm sorry it wasn't my intent to split the group but make it more Dill> diverse. There has been some good points made though. I was thinking Dill> more along the lines that the forum would kind of be an offshoot of Dill> what's happening in the blogosphere as a lot of Git discussion happens Dill> and occurs separate of this list and I was thinking of some place they Dill> could group together and chat. Of course here is a good spot but most Dill> seem to know about this list but choose to talk outside of it. I was Dill> just hoping that the forum would help those people. Dylan.

So, there are two separate issues here:

1) whether beginners should be in a different place from the developers

2) whether a beginners list should be a web forum or just another
   mailing list?

I won't speak to point 1, because I can see both sides of it, but I'll be adamant about point 2:

   web forums suck

Please, if you're gonna do this, make it a mailing list. Preferrably some place that also has an NNTP feed, and a (gack) web view for those who prefer that.

Why do people insist on reinventing email, badly?

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