On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 6:39 PM, R P Herrold <herrold at owlriver.com> wrote: > On Tue, 12 Apr 2011, Brian Mathis wrote: > >> packages, etc... but how? From the tone of the messages it seems like >> it was either via IRC or personal email, which effectively counts for >> zero in this context as we are talking about things that take place in >> public. Those things need to go into the wiki, with updated pages. > >> Not on blog posts, twitter, or email archives. > > You can beat a cow, but it rarely gives more milk > > I've written repeated private email to reply to civil inquiry > to help people through build problems. I would have blogged > about it, but then, if a person thought enough to write to me, > it seems I should give them a personal reply Sure, give them a personal reply, but then also update the public documentation with the same information so you can save yourself answering the same question again later. > The outline I posted earlier today will end up at github, and > I'll decorate it with scripts; I'll also blog about it -- but > you know, as no-one will pay for that content, it will happen > to scratch my itches and on my timeline > > Don't you find it at least a ironic via email to carp that > an email archive is not where answers should reside No, it's not at all ironic because I understand that different types of communications occur in different contexts. Email is a medium used for discussion, while web pages and git are mediums used for documentation and code management. Thanks for handing me a ready-made example that upholds my statement "Most of the responses rely on logical fallacies or things that can obviously be resolved with just an ounce of thought, creativity, or discussion." > with kind regards, > > -- Russ herrold // Brian Mathis