[clug] New list?

Eyal Lebedinsky eyal at eyal.emu.id.au
Thu Aug 19 05:59:44 MDT 2010


I don't see your point. If we keep to the spirit of the original subject
(technical or not) then people can easily decide what thread to follow.

e.g. If the subject is "how do I get this TV tuner driver to work" and
you want to discuss a license issue then it probably does not belong
in the same thread. But it is OK on this list.

And if I mention that a friend of mine "he has it running OK" and you
want to say that there are also women using Linux then it again should
go in another thread. But it is OK on this list.

And so on.

ciao

On 19/08/10 20:26, Daniel Pittman wrote:
> Eyal Lebedinsky<eyal at eyal.emu.id.au>  writes:
>
> I don't know how well that would work: where is the line between technical and
> non-technical discussion?
>
> On which side does, say, GPL licensing for a project fit?  Not a technical
> issue, but a legal one, or possibly an ethical one, depending.
>
> However, something that might come up in an otherwise technical discussion?
> Absolutely.
>
>
> Likewise, software freedom day: clearly a non-technical subject; what happens
> when someone wants to talk about what software to distribute?  Is that tech or
> non-tech?  When does it cross the line?
>
>
> I think, at best, you are inviting arguments over personal judgement with this
> distinction: what you see as "non-technical" I might see as "technical", or
> the other way around.
>
>
> Finally, what penalty are you proposing when people violate this rule, and how
> are you proposing it be enforced?
>
>          Daniel
>
>> How about this: A technical thread (judging by the subject) should stay
>> technical.  People should refrain from non-technical responses. People *can*
>> start another thread to deal with their pet non-technical subject, even in
>> response to the *other* (technical) thread. All is welcome.
>>
>> If we all keep this civility the we can all share the one list. I personally
>> would rather we did *not* split the list, and I an ready to read or ignore
>> threads as I wish.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> On 19/08/10 13:54, Chris Smart wrote:
>>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:45 AM, David Lloyd<lloy0076 at adam.com.au>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'll ignore the "with all due respect" - you may well be the person in the world who says that without meaning "you're an idiot" ;-P
>>>
>>> Actually, I really did mean that because I respect that the list
>>> currently does permit social talk (the only thing it does not permit
>>> is adverts by non-list members). Like I said, I'm not trying to stop
>>> people from saying what they want to, I just want a place where I can
>>> discuss Linux issues with technical people without the noise. I
>>> understand that the CLUG list is not the medium to do that, so case
>>> closed.
>>>
>>>> +1 - putting it in my inevitable blunt style (and noone will probably like me for it), LinuxSA started to decline when the lists split.
>>>
>>> I get the message, loud and clear. Over and out.
>>>
>>> -c
>>
>> --
>> Eyal Lebedinsky	(eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)
>

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Eyal Lebedinsky	(eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)


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