From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1EWad3-0006BQ-1J for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:27:17 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id j9VEPwgZ013849; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:25:58 GMT Received: from smtp03.gnvlscdb.sys.nuvox.net (smtp.nuvox.net [64.89.70.9]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id j9VEMZ1g015023 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:22:36 GMT Received: from cgianelloni.nuvox.net (216.215.202.4.nw.nuvox.net [216.215.202.4]) by smtp03.gnvlscdb.sys.nuvox.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j9VEMdHl030675 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:22:40 -0500 Received: by cgianelloni.nuvox.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:22:09 -0500 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Getting Important Updates To Users From: Chris Gianelloni To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <1130722932.8550.33.camel@mogheiden.gnqs.org> References: <200510301642.39469.chriswhite@gentoo.org> <4364EC47.8050803@gentoo.org> <1130722932.8550.33.camel@mogheiden.gnqs.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-LR+2kEVPcmgg2rP7Mj3U" Organization: Gentoo Linux Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:22:08 -0500 Message-Id: <1130768528.26789.70.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.1 X-Archives-Salt: 7804e3e2-94b2-460a-b35b-46586041d72f X-Archives-Hash: 3194d0de896e4c88f1ee1d50f7c739c5 --=-LR+2kEVPcmgg2rP7Mj3U Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 01:42 +0000, Stuart Herbert wrote: > There is *only one time* we can guarantee that we'll have a user's > attention. That's right after the message that tells a user how many > CONFIG_PROTECT files they need to fix by running etc-update. I definitely like the --news idea. > Some of those who hold the keys to those places have actively resisted > this in the past. Personally, I don't think the front page or > gentoo-announce will reach many more users than the Forums et al already > do. Well, I think that if users knew that information would be on these places, they might actually check them. Currently, little to no information ever makes it to either of these locations, so users never bother to check them. If we were to change that, I'm sure users would eventually pick up on the fact. --=20 Chris Gianelloni Release Engineering - Strategic Lead x86 Architecture Team Games - Developer Gentoo Linux --=-LR+2kEVPcmgg2rP7Mj3U Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBDZiiQkT4lNIS36YERAvN9AKCasddyPiU6WD/Vwa7Qku4L09q06wCgnVA+ 5VSkUbQVoSuS69Q2+0kiV9M= =OF2S -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-LR+2kEVPcmgg2rP7Mj3U-- -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list