16 Jun
2004
16 Jun
'04
4:34 p.m.
Pete Bessman wrote:
On technical merits I think it's mostly a matter
of personal
preference, but I think a forum is objectively more amenable to a
casual reader than mailing lists en masse.
For things like user support issues, an online forum (or a well-threaded
mailing list archive) is definitely the way to go. For developers,
though, where casual reading and serendipitous support needs are not as
important, I think a mailing list works better, especially for things
like sharing patches and CVS commit updates.
-- Brett