Re: [OT] - Is the sister "user" list still alive?

[Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@gmx.de>]

Hi,

Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:44 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
>>>
>>>> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple of
>>>> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this list
>>>> apart from myself.
>>> Hi,
>>> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
>>> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.
>> After having a look at the archive I agree.
>> If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the users 
>> list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading 
>> anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)
> 
> Yes, that's a good idea.  Is it possible?
> It used to be nearly impossible to kill off a mailing list at sourceforge.net...

I think it is.
I was subscribed to a mailing list of this project:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/rt2400/
until they decided to move away from sourceforge and in this process 
shut the mailing lists they had there down. So it seems possible 
although I don't know the technical details how to do this.


Regards,

Florian Tobias Schandinat

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