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   On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:36:37 -0600   
   "Dan Clough" (1:135/115)  wrote:   
      
   > -=> Sean Rima wrote to Andrew Leary <=-     
   >    
   >  -=> Andrew Leary wrote to Dan Clough <=-     
   >    
   >  DC>>  > Can you advise on the current state of LinuxNet?  Is it   
   >  DC>>  > still a     
   >  DC>   > viable network these days?  Thanks.     
   >    
   >  AL> LinuxNet is still operating, barely.  I can't get a response   
   >  AL> from Chad most of the time, although his system is still running   
   >  AL> and accepting mail.  I am still producing the distributed   
   >  AL> LinuxNet nodelists, although I have no confirmation that they   
   >  AL> are actually making it out to Chad's downlinks.   
   >  AL>   
   >  AL> All in all, I'm starting to think that there's not much reason to   
   >  AL> continue it.  Perhaps the FidoNet LINUX echo would be a more   
   >  AL> realistic place to discuss anything related to Linux.     
   >    
   >  SR> I am sad to see it has died so much. I was trying to join but   
   >  SR> getting nothing from Chad.     
   >    
   >  SR> I remember back in the day when we started LinuxNet, it was   
   >  SR> active and a great place.     
   >    
   >  SR> Oh, well, off I go. I do think there is a place for a dedicated   
   >  SR> Linux network but it needs to be maintained by the admin     
   >    
   > I am actually considering starting up an "alternative" Linux-focused    
   > network, and wondering if there would be interest.  One thing   
   > different would certainly be that it would be actively maintained...   
   >    
   > Anyone that might be interested in such a thing - I'd be glad to hear    
   > your thoughts on it...   
      
   I would much rather see someone else take control of Linuxnet rather   
   than start up a new network.    
      
   Why not talk to the current owner about taking over if he doesn't have   
   time to work and promote it? That is something I would get behind. I   
   don't think I'd want to try and start another new network from scratch.   
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