On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:07:37 -0500, David Curry <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm very much aware of the effort you and Duncan Lithgow have put > forward, Gustavo, and James McKenzie before you. Comments were tendered > to both you and James. > > The thread titled, "Don't Waste Time on Fedora Mailing List Archive > Searches - Search Engine Broken" was in part attributable to what I read > on my first visit to your web page. Continuation of the same theme with > the current thread is also partly attributable to the absence of change > in the draft Unofficial > list rules. Belief that a sizeable share of new subscribers will only > read what they see on the list also prompts the current thread. Some > such subscribers will only subscribe after they encounter a problem or > two and look for help. > > My concern over the absence of change referred to in the preceeding > paragraph is twofold -- archive searches and direction to local system > documentation. Part 2 overlooks (ignores) comments I have made on those > two subjects in response to the unofficial guide thread and the two > threads on archive search that I initiated. And that is fine. It is > your perogative to accept or reject comments I offer regarding your web > page. It is my perogative to continue trying in my own fashion to help > both newcomers to the list and those fedora experts contributing their > time and energy to help others solve their technical puzzles. > > Regarding fedora-list archive searches, your unofficial guide lists > "Official archive from Redhat" first, then lists two other access > points. I regard pointing anyone to Redhat official archives as a > disservice unless that pointer warns them about the official archive's > erractic, non-functional search engine. > > The "Getting Help from your System" section in Part 2 of your > unofficial guide also overlooks a significant source of local > documentation stored in /usr/share/doc. > > cheers, > > Dave > Dave, Thank you a lot for your comments, they are definetely relevant. I wonder if you could do me a favor. Could you get the latest draft (Draft 4) http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.general/114434 and make the changes you suggest? Then you can post it back, maybe as "Draft 5 - David Curry". Thanks, -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Gustavo Seabra Graduate Student Chemistry Dept. Kansas State University Registered Linux user number 381680 ------------------------------------------------------------------ If at first you don't succeed... ...skydiving is not for you.
