* Re: Create a message board?
2004-02-04 1:08 Create a message board? raymond jennings
@ 2004-02-04 5:02 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2004-02-04 5:13 ` Randy.Dunlap
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From: Zwane Mwaikambo @ 2004-02-04 5:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: raymond jennings; +Cc: linux-kernel
On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, raymond jennings wrote:
> Would a message board based forum help to alleviate some of the mailing list
> traffic by keeping information exchanges thread local (no pun intended)?
> This way the developers specializing in a certain portion of the kernel
> aren't swamped with information about something totally irrelevant, thus
> they can focus on what they know. Example: File system programmers getting
> messages relating to sound cards.
>
> I am interested in any feedback on this idea.
That's what the bugzilla (http://bugzilla.kernel.org) is supposed to be
really.
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2004-02-04 1:08 Create a message board? raymond jennings
2004-02-04 5:02 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
@ 2004-02-04 5:13 ` Randy.Dunlap
2004-02-04 17:06 ` Bill Davidsen
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From: Randy.Dunlap @ 2004-02-04 5:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: raymond jennings; +Cc: linux-kernel
On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:08:20 -0800 "raymond jennings" <highwind747@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Would a message board based forum help to alleviate some of the mailing list
| traffic by keeping information exchanges thread local (no pun intended)?
| This way the developers specializing in a certain portion of the kernel
| aren't swamped with information about something totally irrelevant, thus
| they can focus on what they know. Example: File system programmers getting
| messages relating to sound cards.
|
| I am interested in any feedback on this idea.
Actually I'd prefer fewer places to look instead of more places.
BTW, there is a linux-fsdevel mailing list for filesystem development.
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~Randy
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2004-02-04 1:08 Create a message board? raymond jennings
2004-02-04 5:02 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2004-02-04 5:13 ` Randy.Dunlap
@ 2004-02-04 17:06 ` Bill Davidsen
2004-02-05 13:15 ` LJN
2004-02-05 13:15 ` Esben Stien
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From: Bill Davidsen @ 2004-02-04 17:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: raymond jennings; +Cc: linux-kernel
raymond jennings wrote:
> Would a message board based forum help to alleviate some of the mailing
> list traffic by keeping information exchanges thread local (no pun
> intended)? This way the developers specializing in a certain portion of
> the kernel aren't swamped with information about something totally
> irrelevant, thus they can focus on what they know. Example: File
> system programmers getting messages relating to sound cards.
>
> I am interested in any feedback on this idea.
There are other mailing lists for subtopics.
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bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
CTO TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979
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* Re: Create a message board?
2004-02-04 1:08 Create a message board? raymond jennings
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2004-02-04 17:06 ` Bill Davidsen
@ 2004-02-05 13:15 ` LJN
2004-02-05 13:15 ` Esben Stien
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From: LJN @ 2004-02-05 13:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 02:08, raymond jennings wrote:
> Would a message board based forum help to alleviate some of the mailing list
> traffic by keeping information exchanges thread local (no pun intended)?
> This way the developers specializing in a certain portion of the kernel
> aren't swamped with information about something totally irrelevant, thus
> they can focus on what they know. Example: File system programmers getting
> messages relating to sound cards.
>
> I am interested in any feedback on this idea.
>
I'd say that's covered pretty much by the FAQ, section 3, point 23.:
23. Why don't you split the list, such as having one each for the
development and stable series?
(REG, by "hacksaw") It's true that the lkml is a high traffic list and
can be a lot to handle. However, splitting the list wouldn't help, since
most developers would just subscribe to both lists. In fact, there would
then be extra traffic, because of the number of issues that hit both the
development and stable kernels, or even farther back!
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2004-02-04 1:08 Create a message board? raymond jennings
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2004-02-05 13:15 ` LJN
@ 2004-02-05 13:15 ` Esben Stien
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From: Esben Stien @ 2004-02-05 13:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
"raymond jennings" <highwind747@hotmail.com> writes:
> Would a message board based forum help to alleviate some of the
> mailing list traffic
There are lists for other subtopics, btw
Forums are a pita, if you ask me. It's hard to navigate, it's messy to
archive and it takes very long time to move around. However there is
some code that makes forums and mailinglists transparent.
Forums are bandwidth waste.
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b0ef
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