Is this mailing list defunct?

[Craig Maloney]

On 01/-10/-28163 02:59 PM, Jorge O. Castro wrote:

> As far as I can tell this mailing list is to coordinate these things:
>[...]
> * provide communication channels and support resources.
> [...]
> But so far it seems to me that this is mailing list is just a list of
> people either talking about their setup or complaining about pet bugs,
> so I don't really know how to fix that.

I think the first way to fix it is to listen to the "pet bugs" and 
setups, thereby creating a communication channel and support resource. ;)

I joined the list with the idea that the power users would have an 
opportunity to discuss their setup, and see if we could somehow 
influence the design of Unity and Ubuntu to somehow cater to the wants 
and desires of "power users". And it started out that way, but once 
Ubuntu Tweak was mentioned, the list focused on that as a swiss-army 
catch-all for fixing everything power-users found wanting in Ubuntu / Unity.

If Ubuntu Tweak is the only fruit of the mailing list (outside of 
providing a forum for folks to discuss how they use their computers), 
then at least we have that. However, that falls short of my expectations 
for this list. It also calls into question the efforts to court power 
users into discussing their issues instead of merely paying lip-service 
to wanting power-user input.

I wanted to see if I might have a voice in design decisions from a 
power-user's perspective. If we can have that forum, I think this list 
still has merit. If the only solution is an add-on tool that eventually 
will cause problems when Unity needs to break compatibility, then we 
need to rethink whether anything useful will be accomplished by this 
list, or whether discussion should be taken to Ubuntu Tweak instead.

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