[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 at 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 at gmail.com>
>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Ged Murphy <gedmurphy at 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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