On Thursday 26 August 2010 20:48:17 Al wrote: > > Have you thought to join IRC ? You've sent more than 70 mails both to > > gentoo-{user,alt} in less than a week. Most of them could be discussed > > and answered directly on IRC and doesn't require to CC the world. > > Hi Florian, > > yes, I am hard working to get started with this new stuff. > > From other communities I am educated to prefer lists over IRC even if > IRC usually faster. Lists result in a searchable knowlage base. You > can't say the same from the noise of on IRC channels. > > However, if you consider IRC the preferred style of gentoo I can switch. > > Al
Hi Al, I agree with you, lists result in a searchable knowledge base and and is, IMHO, preferred. However, if you have a very urgent issue, IRC might be more suitable, but then people will keep hitting the same issue and asking the same questions because these are not searchable. -- Joost