[AusNOG] List Purpose - Was: Re: VyOS Bug - Removing prefix-list rule

[James Hodgkinson]

I’d agree with this interpretation.

Also, why do some seem to want to scream at each other in public instead of just keeping it private? Do we really have to read about it on the list?

James





On 8 December 2014 at 1:41:01 pm, PRK (ausnog at digitaljunkie.net) wrote:

On 2014-12-08 14:04, Daniel wrote:  

> In saying that, I've got a question to ask, Is this list not about  
> network  
> operators, and helping other fellow network operators on list? Or is  
> it  
> just a bitch mailing list? Because I'm slightly confused,  

Here is the charter for the list:  

http://www.ausnog.net/mailing_list/charter  

The first paragraph outlines the scope of the list:  

"The AusNOG mailing list has been established to provide a forum for  
the exchange of technical information, the discussion of specific  
implementation issues that require cooperation among internet  
infrastructure related service providers (eg ISP/ASP/DC etc), the  
discussion of technically focused operational issues, and the discussion  
of technical issues relating to provision of internet services and the  
various infrastructure related services in the telecommunications  
industry."  

IMO there's a balance that needs to be struck between an individual  
operator requiring assistance for their own network implementation, and  
an individual operator contributing to the group discussion.  

Eg, a "Please help me with my specific BGP community implementation" is  
on the former side, while a "What's best practice for BGP communities in  
Australia" generates discussion on the latter side.  

Everyone is going to have their own thresholds on what ratio of each is  
appropriate.  

Personally, I think that if more than half of an operator's inquiries  
are about their own implementation, rather than of a discussion of  
general benefit / interest to the community as a whole, then that  
operator is taking from the community, rather than giving to it.  

Obviously opinions on this will vary.  

prk.  



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