The, "Edgy in the news" thread

[Eric Dunbar]

On 31/10/06, Cybe R. Wizard <cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Jeff Waugh <jdub at perkypants.org>  said:
> > <quote who="Cybe R. Wizard">
> >
> > > Does anyone else find it ironic that this thread is being pursued on
> > > Sounder?
> > > Wouldn't the information involved get (and deserve) better
> > > distribution on the, "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general
> > > discussions," list?
> >
> > sounder is for chit-chat and discussions, ubuntu-users is for
> > technical support. The traffic on ubuntu-users is already so great,
> > that it makes sense to use the lists as originally intended. It's
> > also more clear for people considering which list to subscribe to --
> > for instance, I'm not wildly interested in technical support issues,
> > but am interested in the random pranks and amusements here on sounder.
> >
> > - Jeff
> >
> That makes complete and perfect sense and would continue to hold true
> had the discussion continued to relate only to Ubuntu in the news.  It
> has morphed, though, into a discussion about the hows and wherefores of
> why and when to dist-upgrade.  If that ain't technical I don't
> recognize the term.

> I, like you, enjoy the 'taste' of the Sounder list and don't really
> mind seeing tech discussions here but, in keeping with the decrees of
> those who matter, once the thread drifts /into/ the technical realm,
> shouldn't we point it to the other list?

The other lists have very specific purpose. Sounder is the grab-bag
list for miscellaneous items -- the 'tech discussions' were very
abstract in nature and, at best deserve some notice (but not posting
to that list) by the denizens of ubuntu-dev who are making decisions,
but, not IMNSHO on ubuntu-users where users are concerned with getting
their machines up and running.