What gives has the list server gone belly up?

[Mike Reinehr]

On Friday 19 December 2003 03:47 pm, Keith Antoine wrote:
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> In the beginning there were: Damd sorry wrong tract:: In its infancy the
> old caldera list was a focal point, for those who hated M$ and wanted
> something different after the collapse of OS2. Hence it was a boiling pot.
> Today we have the
> situation where the is now plenty of documentation, not sufficient, but
> then all
> the others lack this too, at this point in time: level playing field.
>
> So I too think the list is has served its purpose to a great degree.
> Initially the
> install of linux was a minefield for even the initiated, sometimes to ones
> great suprise
> it went smoothly an one wondered what was wrong. BTW, something else we
> were all a lot younger and competitive plus many were single and no
> dependents to bother us with 'workloads' outside computing.
>
> New membership ? They all have heard about linux by now, a plethora of
> newsy sites,
> along with many other lists, even this lists SxS can be reached without
> being a member.
> Who has problems loading printer drivers or camera drivers today, not many,
> in other
> words linux has matured and is continuing to do so. Its only in the more
> esoteric hardware
> that its lacking, dvd authoring, digital and HD TV card support etc.

	Speaking as a newcomer and someone who is not a computer professional, I 
would regret greatly the demise of this mailing list and the SxS site. I 
became aware of, and began experimenting with Linux relatively late, compared 
with most of you gentlemen & ladies. COL 2.4 was my first Linux experience 
and, through that, eventually discovered linux-sxs.org. Since then, I have 
moved on to Debian, but I remain subscribed to this list.

	To my mind, this list is as much about community as it is about sharing 
technical knowledge and, while I don't have that much technical knowledge to 
share, I have enjoyed your tolerating me as a member of the community and 
listening to your opinions and personal experiences. (Occasionally, I do find 
something to contribute.) There are more active lists (debian.user comes to 
mind) but the volume of submissions is too great for me to keep up with, so I 
just scan the archives when I have a specific questions. Whereas, following 
this group is like meeting a group of friends at the local pub.

	I share your hatred of M$. I dispise what they and Bill have become (I can't 
say that I hate the man, though, as I've never met him. I'll continue to give 
him the benefit of the doubt, personally, until I learn that he beats his 
wife, etc. ;-) and I love the promise that Linux and open source software 
holds for the benefit of (wo)mankind. As a businessman, I have no problem 
with commercial software, I just believe that in this new, information age, 
some areas are better served by open source, while others by commercial 
software and am content to let a free marketplace determine which is which 
(unfettered by any monopolist, be they M$ or the RIAA).

	Long live linux-sxs.org.

Mike Reinehr
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