Re: gEDA-user: Purpose of this list

[Dave N6NZ <n6nz@xxxxxxxx>]

Stuart Brorson wrote:
> Hi --
> 
>> I wonder if there is a better place to ask simple electronics questions
>> like OpAmp behaviour?
>>
>> I think newsgroup sci.electronics.design is not too bad?
> [.........]
>> What do you think?
> 
> Just my $0.02.
> 
> I am always pleased by the high level of electronics knowledge
> displayed by the folks on this list.  The contributions are very
> interesting and educational.
> 
> I vote to keep it.  Besides the educational value, the great postings
> about electronics on geda-user are archived and searchable via
> Google.  That means that folks who are searching on keywords related
> to electronics will come across the gEDA project.  The high level of
> the disucssions on geda-user serve as great advertising for the
> entire gEDA Project.

<thoughtfullPause/> Well, I just found myself on the losing end of a 
"lets keep it topical" discussion (93% flame-free :) on another list. 
So I have fresh wounds.... that said...

   I think the only problem with geda-user, if there is one, is that it 
covers so much ground.  I don't use the simulation tools, for instance, 
so all of that I quickly delete based on subject.  Having dev mixed with 
the user list is good and bad for reasons already mentioned.  If 
geda-user were split I would probably subscribe to gschem-user, 
pcb-user, geda-dev, geda-chat (for general electronics and what not) and 
not geda-sim.

So, maybe split the list, but I wouldn't want to chase any of the 
current posters off.

-dave

> 
> FWIW, sci.electronics.* has become a cesspool of spammers and trolls.
> Other electronics discussion sites tend towards basic electronics.
> For example, sparkfun is a good site, but the discussions are largely
> oriented to newbies.  Nothing wrong with that, but I'm glad geda-user
> serves the needs of newbies as well as experienced engineers.  I'd
> like to keep it that way.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Stuart
> 
> 
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