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From: Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@citd.de>
To: Joe moo <starquestnerd@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux kernel mailing list and offer for forum hosting
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:29:30 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090630212930.GA4212@citd.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <296622aa0906301405x19884192o9a604a9693d869d1@mail.gmail.com>

On 30.06.2009 14:05, Joe moo wrote:
> Hello, I have used Linux for over a year and I thought up a way to
> contribute. I have noticed the Linux site kernel.org does not have a
> forum... so  I would like to offer free forum hosting on my site email
> me for details. please don't consider this spam I only want to help.

To make this short, this is more or less a FAQ that comes up every now 
and then.

The former threads can be summarized along this line:
- It's intentional
- The mailling-list model works just fine
- It would only serve to fragment the people.
- Some people just don't like forums

And there are enough forums in existence already, no need for YAF.




Bis denn

-- 
Real Programmers consider "what you see is what you get" to be just as 
bad a concept in Text Editors as it is in women. No, the Real Programmer
wants a "you asked for it, you got it" text editor -- complicated, 
cryptic, powerful, unforgiving, dangerous.


  reply	other threads:[~2009-06-30 21:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-30 21:05 Linux kernel mailing list and offer for forum hosting Joe moo
2009-06-30 21:29 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer [this message]
2009-06-30 22:05   ` Joe moo

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