So how do we get the list moving?

[Alma J Wetzker]

Keith Antoine wrote:
> At 03:00 PM 20/12/2003, you wrote:
> 
>> I noticed NetL's comment about the list slowing. I haven't been on the 
>> list as long - but I still remember when I foolishly said that I 
>> wanted to be a RHCE with < 6 months linux experience and having as far 
>> as I can remember Kurt tell me that I needed years of experience 
>> working with Linux before contemplating a RHCE. I must say he was 
>> right... But I digress.
>>
>> How would you increase list volumes? I suppose we need more people 
>> subscribed along with greater participation... However I'm not in 
>> marketing so how to do that is a bit of a mystery.
>>
>> -- 
>> James McDonald
>> Singleton Australia
> 
> 
> If we have to ask that question, then there is something wrong. It was 
> the fact that the
> list did exist and there were people that also wanted to try linux. That 
> was in the days
> of low acceptance (7%) of the OS. Now we have a plethora of lists and 
> less desktop
> user who want to change, we also have a great many more distros 
> available. Even the
> old mags have taken up linux articles, something not heard of some years 
> ago.
> Anyone for Boardwalk Magazine? Remember the REAL FUD users we used to 
> get on the
> list, not anymore.
> 
> Skippy

Part of it is that the list is not geared to a single distro any longer.  In 
the days when you would buy a linux OS and then look for help, you had a built 
in source of new folks.

A significant number of the recent posts and solutions have to start "This 
works on gentoo|debian|RH|Fedora|etc."  While Skippy (er.. Gandalf) was active 
we had lots of solutions on video stuff.  Lately we do sound and recording.

Without a demonstrated area of expertise or a distro to support, we lack the 
perception of solving general problems.  Personally, I find some of the other 
mail lists too busy to keep up with.  This list suits me fine.

     -- Alma