Changeset e5794c1 for introduction

Timestamp:

12/09/2002 04:57:47 PM (21 years ago)

Author:

Mark Hymers <markh@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, v1_0, v5_0, v5_0-pre1, v5_1, v5_1-pre1, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

46a996ff

Parents:

abf629c7

Message:

add seths mailing list patch

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@445 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

Location:

introduction/welcome

Files:

• changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• maillists.xml (modified) (8 diffs)

introduction/welcome/changelog.xml

@@ -10 +10 @@
 
 <itemizedlist>
+
+<listitem><para>December 9th, 2002 [markh]: Introduction: Apply Seth's
+mailing list patch (seen on lfs-dev).</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>December 9th, 2002 [markh]: Introduction: Add new German

introduction/welcome/maillists.xml

@@ -8 +8 @@
 <itemizedlist>
 
+<listitem><para>blfs-support</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>blfs-dev</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>blfs-book</para></listitem>
 
-<listitem><para>blfs-support</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>lfs-chat</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>lfs-support</para></listitem>
@@ -20 +22 @@
 <listitem><para>lfs-announce</para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>lfs-book</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>lfs-security</para></listitem>
 
-<listitem><para>lfs-book</para></listitem>
-
 <listitem><para>alfs-discuss</para></listitem>
 
@@ -29 +31 @@
 
 <sect2>
+<title>blfs-support</title>
+
+<para>The blfs-support list is for the BLFS Book and beyond.</para>
+
+<para>It includes requests for help following the BLFS Book,
+requests for help with packages not (yet) in
+either the LFS Book or the BLFS Book,
+and other requests and discussion concerning software
+that might be installed on an LFS system.</para>
+
+<para>It does not include topics such as
+the price of beer, what hardware to buy,
+or GNU versus BSD or Microsoft versus Linux flamewars.
+These belong on lfs-chat,
+and since blfs-support is high traffic,
+please follow this rule strictly.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>blfs-dev</title>
+
+<para>The blfs-dev list is for discussion of BLFS Book development.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
 <title>blfs-book</title>
 
-<para>The blfs-book list is used by the BLFS-BOOK editors
-to co-ordinate blfs-book's maintenance, like XML issues and the like.
-Actual discussion on what should be added and removed should take place
-on blfs-dev.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>blfs-dev</title>
-
-<para>The blfs-dev mailing list discusses matters related to the
-BLFS-BOOK (Beyond LFS).  If problems with the book come up, a bug
-or two need to be
-reported, or suggestions to improve the book (such as suggestions as to
-installation instructions to add) are to be made, this mailing list
-is the right one.</para>
-
-<para>Requests for help with programs beyond the base LFS setup (not
-just those in BLFS) should go to blfs-support.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>blfs-support</title>
-
-<para>The blfs-support list deals with support requests for any software
-not installed in the LFS book.  The list is not just for help with
-software explicitly mentioned in the BLFS book, any software beyond that
-installed as part of the base LFS system can be discussed here.</para>
+<para>The blfs-book list is used for coordinating
+the BLFS Book's maintenance.
+Traffic on it is mostly Bugzilla and CVS commit messages.
+It is important that all development discussion
+of interest to the Book's users take place on blfs-dev, not here.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>lfs-chat</title>
+
+<para>The lfs-chat list is the place for community chatter.
+It's a place where anything goes, nothing is off-topic.
+You can discuss the price of beer or what hardware to buy.
+Even GNU versus BSD and Microsoft versus Linux flamewars
+are okay in lfs-chat.</para>
 
 </sect2>
@@ -66 +82 @@
 <title>lfs-support</title>
 
-<para>The lfs-support mailing list provides support to users building an
-LFS system as far as the end of the main book.  Requests for help with
-installing software beyond the base system should go to the blfs-support
-list.</para>
+<para>The lfs-support list is the place to get help
+following the instructions in the LFS Book itself.</para>
+
+<para>If you're finished with the LFS Book, use blfs-support instead.</para>
 
 </sect2>
@@ -76 +92 @@
 <title>lfs-dev</title>
 
-<para>The lfs-dev mailing list discusses matters strictly related to the
-LFS-BOOK. If problems with the book come up, a bug or two need to be
-reported, or suggestions to improve the book should be made,
-this mailing list is the right one.</para>
-
-<para>Requests for help should go to lfs-support or blfs-support.</para>
+<para>The lfs-dev list is for discussion of LFS Book development.</para>
 
 </sect2>
@@ -88 +99 @@
 <title>lfs-announce</title>
 
-<para>The lfs-announce list is a moderated list. It can be subscribed
-to, but
-you can't post any messages to this list. This list is used to announce
-new stable releases. The lfs-dev list will carry information about
-development releases as well. If a user is already on the lfs-dev
-list, there's little use subscribing to
-this list as well because everything that is posted to the lfs-announce
-list will be posted to the lfs-dev list as well.</para>
+<para>The lfs-announce list is a moderated list for those who want
+notification of new stable releases
+without the higher traffic of lfs-dev.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>lfs-book</title>
+
+<para>The lfs-book list is used for coordinating the LFS Book's maintenance.
+Traffic on it is mostly Bugzilla and CVS commit messages.
+It is important that all development discussion
+of interest to the Book's users take place on lfs-dev, not here.</para>
 
 </sect2>
@@ -102 +118 @@
 <title>lfs-security</title>
 
-<para>The lfs-security mailing list discusses security-related matters.
-Security concerns or security problems with a package used by LFS,
-should be addressed on this list.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>lfs-book</title>
-
-<para>The lfs-book list is used by the LFS-BOOK editors to co-ordinate
-lfs-book's maintenance, like XML issues and the like. Actual discussion
-on what should be added and removed take place on lfs-dev.</para>
+<para>The lfs-security list discusses security issues.
+Vulnerability alerts, configuration questions, 
+security related packages, and other things to do with secure systems
+are appropriate on this list.</para>
 
 </sect2>
@@ -120 +128 @@
 <title>alfs-discuss</title>
 
-<para>The alfs-discuss list discusses the development of ALFS, which
-stands for
-Automated Linux From Scratch. The goal of this project is to develop an
-installation tool that can install an LFS system automatically.
-It's main goal is to speed up compilation by taking away the need to
-manually enter the commands to configure, compile, and install
-packages.</para>
+<para>The alfs-discuss list is for discussion of ALFS development.</para>
 
 </sect2>