[D-community-discuss] current status / plan update

[Eric S Erogul]

Chris Lale a écrit :
> Holger Levsen wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tuesday 06 March 2007 19:59, Chris Lale wrote:
>>  
>>> Yes - That's sensible. Don't duplicate effort! At present though, I am
>>> not aware of any list for Debian newbies.
>>>     
>>
>> Let's create one and see if it works out? Can you create mailinglists 
>> at berliOS (within the newbiedoc project)?
> 
> Yes, I could create a mailing list. I think that it would be better to 
> wait until there is a core of people willing to monitor it and provide 
> guidance. At present, this function is served by the "Questions" section 
> on NewbieDOC. There is not much traffic.
> 
>>  Or are webforums better suited for newbies anyway?
>>
>>   
> 
> Well, this is a good question. In the UK computer press, the success of 
> Ubuntu has been put down to the strong community. Their forum 
> (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/) has these sections:
> 
>    Absolute beginner talk
>    News and announcements
>    Main support categories
>    Other support categories
>    Third-party projects
>    Community discussions
>    Ubunto LoCo teams
> 
> Using this as a model, perhaps a D-c forum that includes a newbie 
> section would be the way forward?
> 
> Quite a lot of forum software includes email notification of replies 
> which would be a very useful feature. It overcomes the problem that in a 
> busy forum you can quickly lose sight of your entry and its replies. So 
> you have the advantage of immediate replies (as in a mailing list) and 
> easy webpage navigation of the conversation without the need for a 
> suitable email client. Also, if you are not submitting a question, you 
> can read the forum instantly without having to go through the rather 
> tortuous list sign-up procedure or the equally tortuous navigation of 
> the archive.
> 

Sorry to jump in :) . But as I keep on reading your technical 
explanations I must admit that I'm on the newbie side here (thought I 
was more advanced!).
So my 2 cents are that it will be easier for complete newbies to read a 
forum. For those, like me, not so technically advanced and willing to 
help both (forum and ML) seem equal. The point of the ease of read seems 
important for me.