On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 at 11:16:19AM +0100, john lewis wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:37:59 +0100
> Paul Tansom <paul@???> wrote:
>
> > As a side issue, what has happened to the Debian weekly news? It
> > seems to have died a death. I think I've had about 3 so far this
> > year!
>
> Yup, it went from being weekly to monthly last year and this year
> there have only been 3 issues and these haven't been in the
> newsletter type format it used to be.
The newsletter was most useful and it's a shame that it has fizzled out,
as has Debian Planet (not to be confused with Planet Debian).
> My guess is lack of contributors, the death knell for any kind of
> newsletter. Debian Package of the Day is also suffering from
> the same problem.
Another good site again it needs input to be useful. I've found lots
of useful on that site!
Debian-Administration.org seems to be quite alive, though it is
also vulnerable if people stop contributing.
--
Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK
With ... the fact that Linux has become so easy to install that
certain species of bacteria are now being hired by MIS departments,
what was once the domain of rigorously trained, highly specialised
professionals has devolved into the Dark Land of the Monkeys.
-- Greg Knauss
