Re: [Bug-sysutils] #sysutils

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   I didn't know it was possible to only filter out specific wallops?

Depends on what you mean with `specific' wallops.  /mode -w (or some
such) filters out all of 'em.  Dunno if you can say `filter out
wallops that are about splits'

   > technical reasons instead of personal ones?

   No.  But those wallops are definitely unnecessary noise.

I think the ones about rehubbing are not needed, and I personally
would like to see more wallops that are directly concerned with
actions against DRM, GNU related things, etc.

   > Splits are a nautral thing on big big IRC networks.

   Yes.  And using a smaller IRC network helps alleviate that problem.

It also helps to `alleviate' getting any users to know about the
network or helping it out.

   > Both Savannah and Freenode are the offical places for GNU source
   > code repositories and IRC time wastage.  Why would do you want to
   > make GNU Sysutils hard to find and get help with for users?

   #sysutils is for us developers, not the users, and as such,
   whatever fits us best is most benificient for the project, wouldn't
   you agree?

#sysutils is the project channel, so there is nothing `developer
specific' about it IMHO. I'd agree if it was #sysutils-devel.

   I am getting frustrated by some of the bullshit going on lately,
   however, such as the "FDL documentation only" policy, and the rants
   about texinfo...

These are offical GNU policies, and since sysutils is a GNU project it
must follow them.  As a maintainer (I assume both you and Jeff
maintain sysutils together) of a GNU project you agreed to follow
these policies.

Cheers.