[plug] [OT] Transforming a technician run company

Alex Nordstrom lx at se.linux.org
Fri Nov 18 10:39:28 WST 2005


Friday, 18 November 2005 09:54, Alex Polglaze wrote:
> Chris Caston wrote:
> > Off-topic seems to be used more for casual chitchat

The OT list doesn't get used for discussions that people find 
interesting because not enough people are subscribed to it. Not enough 
people are subscribed to it because it doesn't get used for discussions 
that people find interesting. At some point, someone has to play the 
role of either the chicken or the egg.

> I don't read the OT list, I haven't got time, but I like the regular
> list.

Funny, that's how some of us feel about OT threads on the main list. I 
haven't got the time.

>  From my point of view, the list is made up of technical people, but
> all of us have a life outside "techieville". Sometimes, the things
> that interest us, interest others as well.

A lot of people like porn, but that doesn't mean one should post it to 
the list either.

-- 
Alex Nordstrom
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