Jonathan Ben Avraham 12.08.14 14.32 Uhr >>>
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014, Igor Grinberg wrote:
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:09:41 +0300 From: Igor Grinberg To: Jonathan Ben Avraham , David Nelson Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [U-Boot] Newbies list?
On 08/12/14 14:35, Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014, David Nelson wrote:
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:14:55 -0600 From: David Nelson To: Donald Dade , u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [U-Boot] Newbies list?
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+1
It would be good to have a development *discussion* list, as opposed to the current patch-oriented list.
patches _are_ development... I don't think you can separate one from the other... As Lukasz already said, don't be afraid, post your wondering.
Hi Igor, You are correct, patches _are_ indeed development. But they are _not_ discussion. But you can discuss design decisions without reference to patches. Of course if all that you have is a hammer then the world looks like a nail, or a patch in this case. There needs to be a separate list to discuss design, planning, documentation and instruction issues, with a low-enough volume to allow for the occasional noob question. The current list is not appropriate for these needs.
Well I've got to say, as a User I'd surely like to learn some new tricks from time to time. I believe this new mailing list would be the right place for it. What is happening now: my Mailbox gets full of messages, that I barely read (because they are just too many), most of those I have read then weren't useful for me at all - and I guess I unintentionally deleted many interesting mails because of this. Surely I'm not the only one doing it this way.
Kind Regards Frank