I can understand LysKom was used before. It was maybe available before IRC and they are surely lot of good reasons for using it.
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Maybee you are not aware of this, but you are actually using KOM at this very instant - I'm typing this in KOM and it shows on the e-mail list and vice versa in your case.
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Second is even if IRC is only used for idleing/wasting time (which is not only) then it's good because it creates a community and poeple feel good in it.
Agreed. A community feeling is essential. Just look at what's happening to the Xfree86 project. Head over to http://www.xwin.org and have a look. People are getting involved because where there once was frustration there now is an eager desire to explore. Granted, we don't know the final outcome of that perticular situation - but I think you know what I'm saying here...
/ Peter Lundqvist (disjunkt)
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2003-04-25 01:41: Subject: Re: Sad.....
On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Peter Lundqvist (disjunkt) @ Pike (-) developers forum wrote:
For example why Pike core developers are not on IRC ?
Good question. That would be easy enough to rememdy if there were any ppl developing/using pike that actaully use IRC. A lot of people here strongly prefer KOM for these sort of discussions, something I too preach. IRC is for idleing/wasting time.
I can understand LysKom was used before. It was maybe available before IRC and they are surely lot of good reasons for using it.
But
First problem is Pike newbie will never come to LysKom (or there are very few chances).
Second is even if IRC is only used for idleing/wasting time (which is not only) then it's good because it creates a community and poeple feel good in it. If they feel good in it they code for it and bring poeple to it and so on and everybody is happy.
Personnaly I think one new user is better 10000 lines of codes you didn't write because you helped him/talked with him. When this user will have a good knowledge chances are he will have more power than your initial 10k lines.
OTOH - if there was a #pike somewhere, I'd probably be idleing there too.
Ok cool, that would be good to give a link to this channel from the Pike site.
-- David Gourdelier
/ Brevbäraren