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Is a minor upgrade in a web framework considered on-topic for HN? If you use a framework and want to keep up-to-date with new releases then you can subscribe t

by ig1 16y ago

Is a minor upgrade in a web framework considered on-topic for HN? If you use a framework and want to keep up-to-date with new releases then you can subscribe to that projects mailing list/twitter. Non-users of the framework aren't likely to care very much about it. Unless I'm missing something all this post is doing is taking up a front-page slot which could be used by a more worthy story.

dimmuborgir 16y ago
By that logic, all HN entries about Firefox, Ubuntu, Python, Node.js etc are "waste of space" because not everyone uses them. There is an important security fix in this Rails version and for Rails devs, who have a huge presence on HN, it matters just like "the new Ubuntu version boots half a second faster" matters to many.
- ig1 16y ago
  A story about an interesting use of a technology is interesting to everyone and not just the users of the technology. Plus there's value in the HN discussions. Minor release announcements of Firefox, Ubuntu, Python, Node.js have no place here. If you're relying on HN to get updated when software on your production server has security vulnerabilities, then you're doing it wrong. You should be on the security mailing for any public facing software on your server. The Rails security mailing list for those who aren't on it: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security?pli=1 http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security?pli=1
ewald 16y ago
This kind of comment is annoying and useless. With only 36 points in 13 hours, users have already decided it's not front-page worthy. You didn't need to say anything. We decide what's on the front page. If enough people vote, the article is worthy.
- ig1 16y ago
  It was the top story on HN at the time I made the comment, as a result of my comment enough people flagged it to push it down. As per the quality thread the other day I think there is a view that voting isn't working, and we should figure out how to improve quality. This is my contribution :)

by ig1 16y ago

dimmuborgir 16y ago

By that logic, all HN entries about Firefox, Ubuntu, Python, Node.js etc are "waste of space" because not everyone uses them. There is an important security fix in this Rails version and for Rails devs, who have a huge presence on HN, it matters just like "the new Ubuntu version boots half a second faster" matters to many.

ig1 16y ago
A story about an interesting use of a technology is interesting to everyone and not just the users of the technology. Plus there's value in the HN discussions. Minor release announcements of Firefox, Ubuntu, Python, Node.js have no place here. If you're relying on HN to get updated when software on your production server has security vulnerabilities, then you're doing it wrong. You should be on the security mailing for any public facing software on your server. The Rails security mailing list for those who aren't on it: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security?pli=1 http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security?pli=1

ewald 16y ago

This kind of comment is annoying and useless. With only 36 points in 13 hours, users have already decided it's not front-page worthy. You didn't need to say anything. We decide what's on the front page. If enough people vote, the article is worthy.

ig1 16y ago
It was the top story on HN at the time I made the comment, as a result of my comment enough people flagged it to push it down. As per the quality thread the other day I think there is a view that voting isn't working, and we should figure out how to improve quality. This is my contribution :)