Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: DistroWatch and Gentoo packages: status quo and future

[Alex Legler <a3li@gentoo.org>]

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On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:08:38 -0500, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:

> As has been said before, a lot of people don't go to the forums to see
> the poll.  I only go to the forums to search if I have a problem
> before posting to the list.  There may have been a dozen polls on the
> forums and I would have no idea they happened. 
> 

That might be /your personal/ behavior.

> Of course, the same could be said about doing a poll on the mailing
> lists as well.  Some Gentoo users that use the forums may not even
> know the mailing lists exists. 
> 

Do the poll in the Forums. Advertise it on planet, some MLs, maybe the
g.o front page, and on IRC.
That way we reach the users that don't go to the forums, but are on
IRC, and the folks that are on the forums but don't know of the MLs and
vice-versa.

Of course there'll be still people that don't know anything about the
thing, but *shrug*. Those who care, know. And those who don't care,
don't need to know, we have made our effort to reach people.

> I'm not sure any poll could really be accurate no matter which means
> is used.  

Maybe that is something we just need to live with. Guess all the other
people who do Internet polls do.

Besides, what can we lose? I don't think Sebastian would mind
preparing and posting the survey. A little more community participation
and a little less time spent talking instead of doing would do us good.

Alex

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