Re: [avr-chat] Re: [avr-gcc-list] OT: Like to recommend any other good AVR mailing lists?

[David Brown]

> Anton Erasmus wrote:
>
> >On 18 Nov 2004 at 10:43, E. Weddington wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Dave VanHorn wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>Ok, that would help.... But one also has to become a Yahoo
> >>>>"member". That's the last thing I need right now is another
> >>>>"membership".....
> >>>>
> >>>>At least with Jason's mailing lists, there are no corporate
> >>>>sponsorships....
> >>>>
> >>>>Also, it would be nice not to fracture the AVR community.
> >>>>
> >>>>Anyway, thanks for the advice.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>I agree on all counts.
> >>>I despize the "forum" approach at "freaks", and the name grates on
> >>>me anyway.. I'm a contractor, not a "freak".
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>LOL!
> >>
> >>Well, I'm a little more sanguine about it. AVR Freaks, I feel, has
> >>it's place. There's a number of good people there. It's a good place
> >>if you have fast question. I've noticed that a number of times
> >>questions don't get answered on avr-gcc-list, or at least it seems
> >>cyclical. There are times that avr-gcc-list is very quiet and then,
> >>like recently, a huge surge in traffic. AVR Freaks is a good place for
> >>newbies; they learn the ropes. I agree the name is almost embarassing,
> >>but I didn't choose it. One other nice thing, is that, *finally*,
> >>there are people from Atmel who are answering some questions on AVR
> >>Freaks, especially in regards to their AVR Studio software. I think
> >>it's getting monitored more by Atmel.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I believe that the term freak comes from the German usage where it
carries basically
> >the same meaning as fan.
> >
>
> Have you told that to the Norwegians who are running the site? :-)
>
> Eric
>

As far as I know (I Scottish, but live in Norway), "freak" does not
correspond to any Norwegian word.  However, I can well imagine that the
Norwegian (students?) who started the website felt it meant "people who are
madly enthusiastic about AVRs".

mvh.,

David