Shuttleworth (SABDFL) wants to shutdown this ubuntu.user list
Ric Moore
wayward4now at gmail.com
Thu Sep 29 07:39:04 UTC 2011
On 09/29/2011 03:04 AM, Nicolas Kovacs wrote:
> Le 29/09/2011 02:48, NoOp a écrit :
>> http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2011/09/20/%23ubuntu-meeting.html#t11:00
>> Shuttleworth states that they should just shut the Ubuntu users list
>> down
>
> I'm an Austrian IT professional living and working in South France. My
> company provides 100% GNU/Linux and FOSS solutions for clients like
> small town halls and public libraries, schools and the likes. I'm mainly
> working with CentOS and Slackware, but recently I've thought of giving
> Ubuntu a go, more exactly 10.04 LTS on servers and Kubuntu 11.04 on
> desktops.
I whacked KDE off of my machine as it ate too many resources running
daemons I couldn't turn off. XFCE has been light weight, and really
makes hardware run for you. I highly suggest you look into it. Best move
I ever made, and I've used KDE for years.
> Communication is vital for me. The docs are quite good (online server
> guide), but a place where I can meet fellow professionals is a vital
> source of information. This mailing list is such a place. So if I
> understand correctly, this means of communication is soon coming to an
> end. Correct me if I'm wrong.
The word "communication" has been at the heart of it.
Ask a question.
Get an answer.
Ask a question.
Get an answer.
That is allowed. But, anything past that seems to rile a few people's
sensibilities. Telling us who you are, what you do, your experiences,
hopes and dreams is <OT> Off-topic. Verboten. So, people are leaving
before the list gets shut down on them or they get kicked off. Damn
shame too.
Only those who have objectified themselves as answering machines will be
left. And, that will make some people very happy that others are willing
to be objectified. That's sad in my book. So, maybe just set up your own
mail list among your clients, where they can gather in one place and
form what you perceive to be a community. Make it a warm fuzzy, not a
cold prickly.
I wish everyone well. Have good lives. :) Ric
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