From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 16 14:33:13 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91BBE16A41F for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:33:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david@catwhisker.org) Received: from bunrab.catwhisker.org (adsl-63-193-123-122.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.193.123.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4775243D53 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:33:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david@catwhisker.org) Received: from bunrab.catwhisker.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bunrab.catwhisker.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j9GEXC4h081229 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 07:33:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from david@bunrab.catwhisker.org) Received: (from david@localhost) by bunrab.catwhisker.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j9GEXC3e081228 for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 07:33:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from david) Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 07:33:12 -0700 From: David Wolfskill To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20051016143312.GE69015@bunrab.catwhisker.org> References: <20051015213324.B8403@andrsn.stanford.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051015213324.B8403@andrsn.stanford.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: What Happened to the Newbies Mailing List? X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:33:13 -0000 On Sat, Oct 15, 2005 at 09:36:00PM -0700, Annelise Anderson wrote: > > I have just noticed (yes, I've been a little out of touch) > that the newbies mailing list disappeared in March or April > of this year. > > This is, probably, a good decision (technical questions > were being asked, and often badly answered) but I'm just > curious who decided and why. Referring back to my notes from the time (Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:58:23 +0200), Wilko, wearing his "FreeBSD core team secretary" hat, sent a note to admins@ informing us that Core had, after some debate, "decided it does not add any usefulnes anymore" and requested that the list be removed. I did that shortly after receiving Wilko's message. Peace, david (current hat: postmaster@freebsd.org) -- David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org Prediction is difficult, especially if it involves the future. -- Niels Bohr See http://www.catwhisker.org/~david/publickey.gpg for public key.