[U-Boot] newbie mailing list (WAS Re: [U-Boot-Users] test program crashing)

[Michael Trimarchi]

Hi

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Michael Trimarchi,
>
> please note that the old list at SourceForge is dead. Don;t use it any
> more.
>   
I know that. I didn't check before sending
> In message <4B7B95EB.4030008 at gandalf.sssup.it> you wrote:
>
>   
>> What do you think about a mailing list for newbie? So people can ask 
>> there and someone can help them
>> in the startup. The welcome message can give them all the info to init:
>>     
>
> What would that help? Nothing.
>   
Some people use u-boot and do little change and some people contribute a 
lot to the project.
So a lot of these mails can go there. In a long term I think that is 
good for the project
but this is my personal opinion
> Guess how many people I refer to documents like
> http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html  or
> http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
> do actually _read_ this stuff?
>
>
> The problem was not a newbie issue, but ignorance - not bothering to
> think a second how anybody could provide help based on zero
> information.
>
> I feel 42 is a perfectly reasonable answer to the question :-)
>   
Agree
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>   
Best Regards
Michael Trimarchi