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Re: Removing the freebsd-config list



On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 08:52:18AM -0500, David Rhodus wrote:
> 
> On Apr 1, 2004, at 8:20 AM, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> >
> >That's what the list is ostensibly for, but the users are seeing
> >"freebsd-config" and thinking something different.  If there's still
> >interest in the subject, the mailing list should at least be renamed
> >to something more obviously not about technical support :)
> 
> I think this is more of a problem with the freebsd.org website not
> giving any technical support direction. This is the case now and
> was the case years ago when I started pointing people to FreeBSD.
> I always had to point them to the mailing lists because the webpage
> is setup more as marking hype about FreeBSD than it is geared
> towards being friendly on the front page to its novice users.

Your tone of disapproval is noted, but seriously, what do you suggest?
"Support" has a prominent position on the sidebar.

Kris

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