Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Gentoo Support Everywhere

[Dale]

Nandeep Mali wrote:
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:07 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
> [...]
>
>> I'm a member at LQ tho I haven't been there in a long while.  I just
>> don't see why there has to be two forums when the one forum we have is
>> more than enough.  If someone can't find the Gentoo forums, I'm not sure
>> they can find the chair and keyboard either.  lol
>>
>
> As a user I'd say that's ignoring us (the users) blatantly. What's the
> harm in having it at multiple places? LQ is one of the sites that
> comes up first in Google Search. I have found solution for many of my
> queries related to other distros there. Agreed that finding Gentoo
> Forums is easy, but that doesn't mean that you can expect every user
> to go there. A reply like mine would usually be countered with: Gentoo
> users are assumed to be intelligent enough to find this forum. lol
>

Just to be clear here, I am a user myself.  I'm not a dev.  My opinion
is a user opinion.

>
>> I don't see how doing double the work will benefit anyone.  Its a lot
>> easier to have one forum than it is to have two forums.  I just think
>> the Gentoo folks would be better to concentrate on what we have than to
>> be spreading more work around for the same people.  Its not like they
>> don't have enough work already.
>>
>
> This is also wrong. As I said before having a presence in multiple
> areas is just plain helpful and not redundant. Search engines are the
> first tool that a user would usually use and getting more results is
> nothing but helpful. And as Jesús put it he is volunteering to do it,
> so I don't see what is the problem here? If the sub-forum does come up
> I am sure other people would volunteer as well. Nobody is forcing
> anyone to do anything here.
>
> I wish some people would start seeing it from user's perspective as
> well. And volunteers who want to help like this should be encouraged.
> Frankly speaking replies like this have discouraged many users I have
> personally known. And it takes great courage to post to Gentoo ML in
> fear of such replies. Again and again its virtually stated that: "user
> is dumb unless they do it the way I want them to do it or the way I
> think it is right". I take back my words if Gentoo is supposed to be a
> developer only distro.
>
> Anyway, again from a user's perspective, Gentoo also has its share of
> great minds, awesome documentation and some friendly and nice folks.
> :)
>
> Regards
> Nandeep
>
>
>

Since I am seeing this from a user perspective, my opinion stands.  I'm
not against them having a forum where ever people choose, I just don't
think Gentoo and devs should be required to support it.  They have
enough to deal with now.

Dale

:-)  :-)