Mailing-List: contact cygwin-developers-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-developers-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:08:52 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: a though on questions: Message-ID: <20010516190852.D19635@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com References: <029a01c0de56$782665f0$0200a8c0 AT lifelesswks> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: <029a01c0de56$782665f0$0200a8c0@lifelesswks>; from robert.collins@itdomain.com.au on Thu, May 17, 2001 at 08:20:51AM +1000 On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 08:20:51AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote: >A big me too on the what questions to answer, and knee jerkiness :] > >One thing I'm trying is only answering >* direct questions and followups to previous conversation >* questions on packages or features I maintain (xfree web site, squid, >threads) >* the occasional one I can resist - ie fifo & mknod :] > >And I'll wait a few hours before answering to see if a non-developing >volunteer will stepup (unless the answer is still in just my head). > >My theory is that by only answering the questions I'm _needed_ to answer >duplicates should be reduced. I really appreciate all of the thought that people are putting into this. I'm not aware of this kind of activity or responsibleness (word?) in any other mailing list. Maybe we actually can make a difference and curb the cygwin list while still helping people. cgf