Paul Howarth wrote:
Gain Paolo Mureddu wrote:
Paul Howarth wrote:
This mailing list is already available in forum format at: http://fcp.homelinux.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=10
I much prefer mailing lists to forums personally, and if this list was to become forum-only, I wouldn't be here. It's just too much hassle to trawl through forums IMHO.
Paul.
While I also prefer mailing list, I cannot deny the usefulness of web forums, especially when there's lots of traffic like in this list, which can lead to inbox or mail-box (as a whole) flooding... Even though in a mailing list you also choose what to read and to pass, just as in a forum, you also are left to clean your mail-box, which is not needed in the web-forum... For not-so-populated mailing lists like the ALSA-users one, I'd rather use my e-mail client... though for a list with the amount of traffic this one has... I'd rather use the web interface.
I can certainly understand why many people would prefer to access this list as a forum, but I'm not one of them. Having the option of both, as at present, is the best way I think.
There is another option that no-one has mentioned yet, and that is to view the mailing list as a 'news' list through the gmane servers. I'm currently reading through this thread, and replying through 'KNode', so its obviously working. :)
Just my 2p's worth Sharon.