Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: move LAU to a forum?

Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:

> A quick look at some of the successful forum/mailing list projects, for
> instance Ubuntu, reveals that not only they have both, but also both methods
> of communication are teeming with activity.

Teeming with activity but close to zero signal amongst the noise.

I keep on searching google for solutions to Ubuntu based problems.
All of the top hits on google point to UbuntuForums and when I
go there there is almost never an answer. The UbuntuForums are
absolutely chock full of "Me too" or people saying "that didn't
work for me".

> FWIW, as far as the "speed" of forums is concerned, it largely depends on
> what you use in combination on what kind of hardware you run. I've seen some
> that are quite fast despite the often dubious eye-candy.

Connecting to some web server on the other side of the planet
will always be slower than accessing mail that has been delivered
to me and is sitting on my hard drive.

Erik

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