[ACPI-sppt] merge acpi-support into acpi-devel?

[ACPI-sppt] merge acpi-support into acpi-devel?

[Len Brown]

It would make my life simpler if acpi-suport-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org were
merged into acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org and then disabled.

Does having two lists make life simpler for anybody?

thanks,
-Len




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[ACPI-sppt] Re: [ACPI] merge acpi-support into acpi-devel?

[Derek Broughton]

From: "Len Brown" <len.brown-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

> It would make my life simpler if acpi-suport-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org were
> merged into acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org and then disabled.
>
> Does having two lists make life simpler for anybody?

It would if acpi-devel weren't a de-facto support list.  If acpi-devel was
really just for developers, I'd just subscribe to acpi-support (which I may
do anyway, since I finally have a complete acpi implementation for my
Inspiron 2500 with kernel 2.4.22).  So far, I've been able to offer a little
advice to people on acpi-support, but everything that has helped _me_ I got
from acpi-devel.

So, unless somebody takes it upon themselves to tell every person who asks a
support-type question on acpi-devel to post on the correct list, I'd say
there's not much point for the separation.



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Re: [ACPI-sppt] merge acpi-support into acpi-devel?

[Sérgio Monteiro Basto]

On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 05:34, Len Brown wrote:
> It would make my life simpler if acpi-suport-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org were
> merged into acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org and then disabled.
> 
> Does having two lists make life simpler for anybody?

For me, No. I think, the support mailing list, has more traffic and is
for newbies and some people who want try install acpi. They can get help
here.
The devel mailing list is for the people who want (try) help developing
acpi
When I had time I read the 2 lists, in other times I just read the devel
one. I clean up the other.

thanks

> 
> thanks,
> -Len
> 
> 

-- 
SérgioMB
email: sergiomb-hHo3WeeoaswVhHzd4jOs4w@public.gmane.org

Who gives me one shell, give me everything.



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RE: [ACPI-sppt] merge acpi-support into acpi-devel?

[Brown, Len]

The archive shows that overall, acpi-support gets 18% the traffic that acpi-devel gets.

There are newbie questions on LKML, and there is a FAQ to help them.
I don't see why we shouldn't follow that model.

The down-side of 2 lists is that people who post to acpi-devel will probably get better support, so one wonders what is the advantage of having 2 lists.

-Len

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sérgio Monteiro Basto [mailto:sergiomb-hHo3WeeoaswVhHzd4jOs4w@public.gmane.org] 
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 5:27 AM
> To: Brown, Len
> Cc: acpi support; acpi-devel
> Subject: Re: [ACPI-sppt] merge acpi-support into acpi-devel?
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 05:34, Len Brown wrote:
> > It would make my life simpler if 
> acpi-suport-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org were
> > merged into acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org and then disabled.
> > 
> > Does having two lists make life simpler for anybody?
> 
> For me, No. I think, the support mailing list, has more traffic and is
> for newbies and some people who want try install acpi. They 
> can get help
> here.
> The devel mailing list is for the people who want (try) help 
> developing
> acpi
> When I had time I read the 2 lists, in other times I just 
> read the devel
> one. I clean up the other.
> 
> thanks
> 
> > 
> > thanks,
> > -Len
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> SérgioMB
> email: sergiomb-hHo3WeeoaswVhHzd4jOs4w@public.gmane.org
> 
> Who gives me one shell, give me everything.
> 
> 


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Re: [ACPI-sppt] merge acpi-support into acpi-devel?

[Robert Vollmert]

Hello,

On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 10:48:31AM -0400, Brown, Len wrote:
> There are newbie questions on LKML, and there is a FAQ to help
> them. I don't see why we shouldn't follow that model.

just wanted to note that I support merging the lists. The combined
traffic isn't nearly large enough that it should pose a problem to
anyone. And if some people don't want to be bothered by newbie support
requests, they can just ignore those.

Having just one list also avoids having to worry about questions like
whether to CC: the support list when talking about a problem initially
discussed there to -devel, or how to get both the developers and those
affected by some issue to notice a patch, without reaching those that
are subscribed to both lists twice.

Cheers
Robert


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