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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/mailing-list-faq/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/articles/mailing-list-faq/_index.adoc index 99b123e332..ab708fc0e4 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/articles/mailing-list-faq/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/mailing-list-faq/_index.adoc @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ toc::[] [[introduction]] == Introduction -As is usual with FAQs, this document aims to cover the most frequently asked questions concerning the FreeBSD mailing lists (and of course answer them!). +As is usual with FAQs, this document aims to cover the most frequently asked questions concerning the FreeBSD mailing lists (and of course answer them!). Although originally intended to reduce bandwidth and avoid the same old questions being asked over and over again, FAQs have become recognized as valuable information resources. This document attempts to represent a community consensus, and as such it can never really be __authoritative__. @@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ This depends on charter of each individual list. Some lists are more oriented to developers; some are more oriented towards the FreeBSD community as a whole. Please see link:https://lists.FreeBSD.org/[this list] for the current summary. +Lists are English language, unless stated otherwise. + === Are the FreeBSD mailing lists open for anyone to participate? Again, this depends on charter of each individual list. @@ -79,9 +81,8 @@ This will help everyone to have a better experience with the lists. If after reading the above lists, you still do not know which mailing list to post a question to, you will probably want to post to freebsd-questions (but see below, first). -Also note that the mailing lists have traditionally been open to postings from non-subscribers. -This has been a deliberate choice, to help make joining the FreeBSD community an easier process, and to encourage open sharing of ideas. -However, due to past abuse by some individuals, certain lists now have a policy where postings from non-subscribers must be manually screened to ensure that they are appropriate. +Note that you must subscribe to a mailing list before you can post. +You can elect to subscribe without receiving messages posted to the mailing list. === How can I subscribe? @@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ This is a classical mistake when using mailing lists; please try to avoid it. === Are archives available? -Yes. Threaded archives are available link:https://docs.FreeBSD.org/mail/[here]. +Yes. Threaded archives with all e-mails since 1994 are available link:https://mail-archive.freebsd.org/mail/[here]. You can also access https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail[mailman archive] and link:https://lists.freebsd.org/archives[mlmmj archive] directly. === Are mailing lists available in a digest format? @@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ Literally, a `bikeshed` is a small outdoor shelter into which one may store one' However, in FreeBSD parlance, the term refers to topics that are simple enough that (nearly) anyone can offer an opinion about, and often (nearly) everyone does. The genesis of this term is explained in more detail extref:{faq}[in this document, bikeshed-painting]. You simply must have a working knowledge of this concept before posting to any FreeBSD mailing list. -More generally, a bikeshed is a topic that will tend to generate immediate meta-discussions and flames if you have not read up on their past history. +More generally, a bikeshed is a topic that will tend to generate immediate meta-discussions and flames if you have not read up on their history. Please help us to keep the mailing lists as useful for as many people as possible by avoiding bikesheds whenever you can. Thanks. |