On Thu, 2 Dec 2004, william(at)elan.net wrote:
Having had the pleasure of seeing these kind of debates on other lists
several times (which made those lists unusable for at least a week) can
I ask that participants please do not engage in the following debates:
1. BIND vs DJBDNS
2. Linux vs FreeBSD
I agree with William, I am interested in talking about DJBDNS, but not
everyone on the list is, so we should be considerate of them.
As I said before, posting something off-topic is OK, in moderation. Some of it
actually helps form a stronger community. I'm not sure how to gauge what is
"good off-topic" vs. "bad off-topic".
Perhaps we could ask people to limit themselves to one post on an off-topic
thread? That would at least keep the same 2-4 people from beating a topic to
death when most readers don't care about the topic.
The temptation to reply to something just to get the last word in is often
quite strong. Hopefully asking people to exercise some self-control when it's
off-topic won't be too onerous.
--
Greg Connor
gconnor(_at_)nekodojo(_dot_)org
Everyone says that having power is a great responsibility. This is a lot
of bunk. Responsibility is when someone can blame you if something goes
wrong. When you have power you are surrounded by people whose job it is
to take the blame for your mistakes. If they're smart, that is.
-- Cerebus, "On Governing"