Re: [ros-dev] Networking

[Adam Kachwalla]

Guys... the ROS Mailing list and IRC channels have a purpose. That I am  
sure about.

The mailing list should be used for long messages and lengthy and yet  
important discussions.

The IRC channel can be used for more "intermediate/immediate" discussions,  
for example how to fix that fantastic bed bug that has been there since  
Revision 1337 or whatever... things that are done real time.

So use them both in balance I say. :)

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:21:40 +1100, Olaf Siejka <caemyr(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>   Look, before you guys start venting off, please at
> least try to  
>  understand what are you really getting mad about. As much as you seem to  
>  hate >communicating via IRC, personally i see no other way of  
>  introducing someone to ROS fundamentals, including (but not limited to):
>
>  - necessary tools
>  - checkout layount
>  - compilation commands
>  - vm setup
>  - debug setup
>  and many many more. I need at least 30-60 minutes to pass this  
>  information via irc, as well as get immediate feedback on any problems.  
>  But no! >This undermines the purpose of THIS maillist!!!!
>
>  Dou you REALLY want me to do it via ros-dev maillist??!!!
>
>  2010/10/27 cheer_xiao <xiaqqaix(a)gmail.com>
> >   On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Ged Murphy
> > <gedmurphy(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > >   Aagghhhhh!!! Why is everything always done over
> > > IRC????
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  The neglection of the reactos mailing lists is one of this _big_   
> >  things this
> > >   project does wrong.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  -          It forces the community into a sort of hidden niche group   
> >  and
> > >   alienates people who don’t use IRC
> > >
> > >  -          It gives the impression that reactos activity is low.   
> >  There are
> > >   thousands of people who follow this project
> > > aren’t on IRC and have no   
> >  idea
> > >   of what is going on.
> > >
> > >  -          It arguably deters new people from joining because they   
> >  can’t
> > >   really get to grips with the project without
> > > becoming a slave to IRC
> > >
> > >  -          It means important discussions are missed, even by the   
> >  core team,
> > >   if they aren’t watching the IRC chat 24/7 or miss
> > > a PM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  I could go on and on with reasons of why you neglect the mailing   
> >  lists is so
> > >   harmful, but I fear no one will listen to my
> > > cries.
> > >
> > >  Maybe I should vent my frustration in IRC for the niche community,   
> >  and we
> > >   can all have an internal discussion about it???
> >  As a undergraduate of CS I subscribed to this mailing list a year or
> >  two ago, hoping to keep informed about what's going on within the
> >  project, and perhaps that someday I could find something that really
> >  interests me and help it out. But according to Ged it is quite
> >  frustrating that most people prefer IRC, for you know, we have 24 time
> >  zones on earth and I'm on the opposite side from most people on this
> >  project. The IRC is also potentially making the project
> >  time-zone-restricted.
> >
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>  


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