GNU bug report logs - #20968
25.0.50; Be able to specify the output directory for `byte-compile-file'

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Message #47 received at 20968 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 20968 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20968: 25.0.50;
 Be able to specify the output directory for `byte-compile-file'
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:55:07 +0300

> From: Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:38:40 +1000
> 
> Sadly, it seems increasing numbers of people are finding that, 
> compared to Web-based fora, email and mailing lists are too much 
> hassle / too complicated / too annoying / etc. Some feel that even 
> low-traffic lists (say, a few emails per day) are "too much 
> email", and filtering is either too complicated for them to set 
> up, or simply not available.

Traffic is irrelevant: no one needs to subscribe in order to post.

> i also guess that Web fora might tend to rank higher in search 
> engine results than mailing lists; if so, that might result in 
> more people signing up for the former than the latter.[1]

That's not my experience.  They are both indexed and appear in
searches alike.

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