[CS-FSLUG] ADMIN: Proposed Merger with Sakamuyo

[Timothy Butler]

It may turn out that we'd be best off to merge the groups in "spirit"  
rather than in actual structure. I just figured people would  
subscribe to whatever subset of topics they were interested in (most  
current CS subscribers would subscribe to all). This is sort of the  
way it was when I was a participant in the KDE community -- each  
major topic had its own list and many really interested members  
subscribed to them all. It was one big community, but people could  
opt out of areas they were totally uninterested in by not subscribing  
to that topic. It didn't seem like an issue for CS members to me  
inasmuch as that was true -- the only real change is that you'd have  
to remember to send your message to the appropriate address for the  
topic.

If this merger went through, and we called the group CSTSN (we  
probably wouldn't, but just bear with me), then prayers would go to  
the separate cstsn-prayers list, the tech portion to cstsn-linux, the  
theology to cstsn-theology, etc. This would all correspond directly  
to the forum structure presently seen at sakamuyo.org. Having it all  
mixed prevents a clean connection between the web based forum  
interface and the mailing list interface, if you see what I mean.

Personally, I've grown to rather like using the forum interface, and  
it'd allow for some neat integration with RSS, etc. For example TSN  
had long planned a members blog aggregator, and Eduardo suggested  
this would be a very good thing for the CS members as well.

Given that we haven't received much positive feedback on the idea,  
I'll put my thinking cap back on. Thoughts are welcome.

	-Tim

On Aug 13, 2006, at 11:11 PM, Don Parris wrote:

> On Sat, 2006-08-12 at 00:31 -0500, Timothy Butler wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm not sure I have much interest in subscribing to multiple lists
>>> though.  I'm already over-subscribed as it is.
>>
>> 	Hmm... so long as the amount of posts stayed the same, would it make
>> a difference? My primary goal with this would be to allow those who
>> only want the technical discussions to subscribe just to the
>> technical portion of CS, while allowing everyone else to opt to
>> receive the whole thing by subscribing to one or two other lists that
>> would envelope what just one list covers right now.
>>
>> 	Thoughts?
>
> Tim, what I've always liked about this list is that I can mix faith  
> and
> technology.  I can post a prayer request, or raise a question that
> pertains more to faith than technology, though I try to keep my posts
> mostly tech-oriented.  Of course, I would have thought that the  
> point of
> having a 'Christian' FOSS list is to discuss FOSS in the context of
> faith.
>
> There are plenty of forums where you can get "tech-only" or "faith- 
> only"
> discussions.  It might be better to hold the theological  
> discussions on
> another list.  Frankly, I have found the theological discussions both
> challenging and helpful.  Dividing the discussions this way means I am
> likely to lose sight of one or the other.  Regardless, I would still
> like to see prayer requests allowed on this list.
>
> Blessings,
> Don
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