[ubuntu-za] A Local forum

[Rudi Ahlers]

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Peter Nel <fourdots at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just my thought on this idea.. wouldn't this cause a split in this
> list-community?
>
> I for one would be interested in reading about hacking all sorts of weird
> devices, including motors, and wotnot; some running ubuntu, some other
> distros, or some maybe firmware based chip programming, or whatever.
> Some of the stuff that would actually be relevant in this list will go
> there, and we'll miss out.
>
> Is this other content really so off-topic that we need a separate forum? Is
> there really enough of such content to justify it? I've seen the
> window-wiper-motor post that started this thread, and that's basically it..
>
> If it does happen, it should perhaps be integrated into
> the mailing-list system where one can post by replying (negating the need
> for a separate forum); or else, it should go somewhere else entirely -
> perhaps gumtree ;-)
>
>
> --
> Péter Nel
>
> --
>
>

Isn't it simply just much easier to use an existing forum (whether local or
international) that already has these kind of topic?

And then, if anyone on this list absolutely,  and most definitely, want to
share something posted on one of those forums to the list and it has some
Ubuntu resemblance then surely he could post a link & maybe some info on the
link here?



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Rudi Ahlers
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