Re: [cobalt-users] Knowledgebase

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steven Werby wrote:

> That just tells us *you* don't think it's a good idea.  It doesn't mean it
> isn't a good idea.  You are trying to lead us to believe that 1. you are
> aware of all good ideas before anyone else and 2. you have the time,
> resources, interest and skills to pursue every good idea conceivable.  Of
> course, I could be misunderstanding you.

Maybe.  Maybe not <smile>.

I'm trying to be a leader; to profess a viewpoint that people can either
agree with or disagree with.  It's certainly okay to disagree.

> > I just really happen to think that fragmentation is a bad thing.
> 
> And I think that continuing to rely on tools that become less useful and
> more cumbersome every day without doing anything significant about it is a
> bad thing.

I still don't see what one has got to do with the other.  I certainly
agree with you on your point without changing my point at all.

> > Let's try to keep everything in one place, so everyone can find
> > everything they need.
> 
> I hardly think the location of the site is relevant.  And the site we are
> building will not be difficult to find.

Not difficult for whom to find?  How do you intend to publicize them? 
What percentage of Cobalt users do you think read this newsgroup?  Most,
I feel certain (there I go, the "I" word again), will only look at the
Cobalt site.  For example, how many subscribers do you think I've got
for the Cobalt-Qube-Users list?  Not many, I assure you.

> Also, the content of this site will
> be available to those who help with the effort.  Surely you can see the
> value of having the content for a Cobalt support site integrated within your
> own website dedicated to your RaQ hosting customers, can't you?

Only if (a) everything on the site is correct.  And (b) I'm in agreement
with everything on the site.  At the moment, for example, we don't allow
siteadmin or useradmin, we don't tell people they're on a Raq.

And of course anyone in the world can link to your site, whether or not
they help with the effort.

> I don't
> even sell dedicated RaQ hosting solutions and I see the value of that.  I
> keep all of my tools in the same place in my house, but I don't own a drill
> so I had to go elsewhere to locate a drill the other day.  I keep everything
> in the same place, yet I still didn't have the tool for the job.  Maybe
> having access to the right tools is more important than keeping all of the
> wrong tools in the same place?

If you know where the tools are, yes.  If you don't, not really.

> Right back at ya.  I suppose we agree to disagree.  <grin>  If you want to
> discuss the project off-list, give me a call.  If you keep all of your
> contact phone numbers in the same place you still have mine.  <smile>

These days I can't even find my own contact numbers <wry grin>.  I'm so
far behind I can't even see my behind <grin, again>.

I want less work, not more <grin, yet again>.

Jeff
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