From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Mar 26 13:27:53 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id NAA27653 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 13:27:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from yoda.fdt.net (root@yoda.fdt.net [205.229.48.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA27641 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 13:27:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from Kryten.nina.org (port-51.ts1.gnv.fdt.net [205.229.51.51]) by yoda.fdt.net with SMTP id QAA19304; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 16:27:08 -0500 Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 16:26:37 -0500 (EST) From: Frank Seltzer X-Sender: frankd@Kryten.nina.org To: Amancio Hasty cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cool Web page interface to mail + search engine? In-Reply-To: <199703260351.TAA16687@rah.star-gate.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, 25 Mar 1997, Amancio Hasty wrote: > Well, I guess you never heard of a controlled discussion forum > before . I guess it most be a toooo simple idea. You see there are > classes of projects in which there is a strong desire to provide > a control forum . For instance, the current Bt848 video capture > project in the multimedia mailing is just a *simple* example. > For those kinds of project oriented processes it is desired to > have a structured / controlled environment. And I guess you never read the messages earlier in this discussion or the subject header regarding a better interface and search mechanism for the mailing list archive, not about turning the lists into a moderated discussion group. > If we can provide adequate presentation from enough controlled environments > then maybe we got a chance at controlling the wild growth in the > mailing list. I, for one, like the open, freeform style of the lists as they are now. This opens access to the lists up to anyone interested. I think it also speeds up access to information and responses to questions. > For the record , I do like Terry. In this case , I do think that he > can come up with a clever solution to the problem and not just sit on the > problem. > > Terry has made a valid point that you have not addressed. I think that > > your personal feelings toward Terry are clouding your thoughts. > > > How can you say that he has a valid point ? Lets just assume that > someone comes up with a different protocol to distribute the information? > > Remember we are trying to architect the discussion forums. No, you are. The gist of the discussion has concerned an improved interface and search mechanism. > > See Ya, > Amancio Frank -- Only in America can a homeless veteran sleep in a cardboard box while a draft dodger sleeps in the White House - anonymous