[mythtv-users] Spilt Myth mailing list?

[Chris Petersen]

> 4. In response to Chris Peterson argument that its what the devs want, their
> wishes should definitely be respected, but isnt that why -dev exists?

It's "Petersen" (but I forgive you - no one else can seem to spell it
correctly, either).

Anyway, -dev is for development discussion.  There's plenty of that. 
But in case you hadn't noticed, the developers are also quite active on
the -users list answering questions, etc.

> 7. Addressing the concerns of those who say that forums are slower. That is
> not true. There are many forums out there that serve as the center of
> communities. In fact, nowadays, forums replace many mailing lists. With the
> right software and with a good server, it should be very smooth.

If I want to read mythtv email lists:  I hit a couple of keystrokes to
move to the virtual desktop containing my email program (Evolution, for
lack of a better option).

To read a forum:  I have to go to my web browser, type in the name of
the bookmark or forum, log in, find the various threads I'd be
watching.  Not to mention the page-load times if my dsl line has a
little load on it.

I personally don't want yet another thing I have to keep open on my
screen to watch - I already have half a dozen mailing lists, mail
folders for work-related stuff, an IM client, my editor (jEdit rocks!),
a web browser with 5-10 tabs open to pages I'm using/reading, and
gnome-terminal open to 3-4 different locations.  And that's just the
stuff that I'm interacting with on a regular basis, and not stuff like
rhythmbox, pan and any other things I just happen to leave open.

I am and have been on a number of high-traffic lists like spamassassin,
mysql, apache...  mythtv's traffic is high, but not THAT high (the mysql
list was bringing in 500+ messages daily when I was on it).

I don't think anyone is saying "you can't set up a mythtv forum."  But
people *are* warning that most of the core mythtv developers (probably
the best source of help for stuff) won't be there.

> Finally, we need to realize that MythTV, unlike other OSS projects, attracts
> those who are not too savy in linux. This is why the ml is filled with so
> many basic problems. With around 3000 users for an unmoderated list, it is
> really overdoing it imo.

Thus the ORIGINAL topic of this thread, to split the list, not create a
forum.  Splitting the list would be up to the core developers (not me -
I wouldn't even really want to be a part of it), and yes, it might be
cool to have a mythtv-setup (for help setting up your myth box) or
mythtv-ivtv for the pvr-x50 users.

Anyway, so as not to increase the traffic on this list any more, I'm
going to shut up about this topic now.

-- 
Chris Petersen
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