[Mapserver-users] Other MapServer mailing lists

[Andrew Rich]

Hi All

I am a newbie and I must admit this is a busy mailing list!  But that is
good as I have much more confidence that I will achieve what I want
because of this.  I can see that there is a good mix of newbies asking
basic questions and gurus designing the future of the product.

I think as Tyler has suggested these other lists could be good.  The
risk is that none of the gurus subscribe to the newbie list! This would
be a disaster for the product.

Regards,
Andrew Rich
Maps Downunder

> Some of us have been discussing/debating about how to improve the
> MapServer community, specifically via the mailing lists.  The idea is
that
> there might be some benefit gained from creating a new list or two.
> 
> I am not sure how well all the questions get answered, especially
> considering the volume of mail coming through these days.
> 
> - I've heard from more than a few people that they unsubscribe after
their
> question is answered because the traffic is so high.  Do you think new
> users would benefit from a less threatening (lower volume!) newbie
list?
> - Would some specific technical areas benefit from having a list (i.e.
> Mapscript)?
> - Would an "announcement only" list be useful?
> 
> What do you others on the list think?
> 
> Tyler