On Wed, Oct 09, 2019 at 05:41:02AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm running Debian 9.8 and have just installed BibleTime, Xiphos, and > diatheke. I expect BibleTime will become my primary tool. The available > documentation has breadth, if not depth. > > For the type of usage questions I have, I have found archives of mailing > lists and USENET groups to be a valuable tool in filling in voids in my > background to avoid "newbie" confusion. I searched the various homepages > without finding what I was looking for. One site explicitly stated they do > not have publicly available user support fora. A web search turned up some > old posts, all several years old. > > Can anyone suggest an active mailing list or USNET group where usage > questions about these programs would be acceptably on-topic? I find web > based fora difficult to follow. > Hi Richard,
Based on your description, those types of discussions would be on-topic for this list. However, if you are interested in a more focused specifically oriented toward Bible study aids, or even Bible study aids particularly in Debian, then I am not aware of such a specifically focused group. However, the Debian team that maintains most (or perhaps all, I am not certain) of these packages has a mailing list here: pkg-crosswire-de...@alioth-lists.debian.net As the name would suggest, the primary purpose of the list is development-related discussions (bug reports, package maintenance, etc.). But if you have a look at the archives, the list goes long periods without any discussion, which is to say that the traffic is quite low. If you are not able to find another list, feel free to ask your questions there. As far as a I know, all of us on the list are active users of these tools in addition to maintaining them. We should be able to help you out with what you need there if you decide that your questions are off-topic here on debian-user. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez
