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Am Mittwoch, 12. September 2012, 12:03:04 schrieb Alan McKinnon: |
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> On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:43:09 -0400 |
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> Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> > When I wanted to install Linux on my new netbook 2008, |
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> > I quickly found that the simplest way to get everything to work |
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> > was to install Gentoo, using my notes from previous desktop installs. |
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> > In Gentoo, problems are almost always just 1 layer deep, |
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> > tho' the Gentoo Forum also tends to be much more noise than signal. |
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> That's why we have a gentoo-user mailing list instead ;-) |
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> This mailing list is often noted out in the wild as a very high |
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> signal-to-noise ratio list, in my experience that is definitely true. |
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and for a simple reason: ml have always been. So 'old timers' and 'people |
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knowing their crap' hang around those. Then came AOL, eternal September and |
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forums for this new crop of lol users. And since like minded people love to |
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congrate... |
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There have been good forums in the past. Even now. But forums have a massive |
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problem, even the great ones: if they go down everything is lost. |
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Mailing lists? Mirrored everywhere. Including your harddisk. Mailing lists are |
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archives. Forums are yelling competitions. |
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