Re: Future of the lists

Thank you Scott for running the list. I haven’t participated much, but it
has always been a friendly place to come ask questions, and I have
appreciated the insights gleaned while lurking.
-James

On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 9:44 AM <[email protected]> wrote:

> thank you so much Scott for your work in keeping this place running.
> i've been subscribed to and following this list since 2001 (when JMC
> hosted it, then UCSB).  nearly 149000 read emails in my [sc-users]
> mailbox.  it's a goldmine created by all the fantastic people here.
>
> i'm against moving discussions over to an unknown forum and to github
> (microsoft) and i'm surprised not more are.  we're giving up something very
> rare and precious here... longevity, community and known, responsible
> ownership.  and for what... shiny colourful icons?
>
> well, as "resistance is futile" i guess i'll follow suit.  but i'll only
> subscribe to the new forum in great disharmony, groaning...
>
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> > 9 juni 2021 kl. 17:32 skrev [email protected]:
> >
> > Thank you Scott.
> > I’ll miss the lists but am grateful for all the info and friendships
> I’ve made on them over the years.
> > Cheers!
> > Josh
> >
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> > www.realizedsound.net/josh
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> >
> >> On Jun 9, 2021, at 06:34, miguel.negrao-lists-/wLt9BB+Iy41Tgt60Rntydi2O/[email protected] wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I just wanted to thank Scott for having managed the lists for so long.
> This is/was a precious source of information.
> >>
> >> Thanks !!
> >> Miguel
> >>
> >> Às 17:09 de 19/05/21, [email protected] escreveu:
> >>> Hi All,
> >>> I’m afraid we need to have a discussion about the future of the
> mailing lists. There are a number of issues, but the most immediate is that
> the list archiving software is basically not up to modern standards and is
> no longer maintained. It will need to be decommissioned, and is unlikely to
> be immediately replaced as there’s low usage for it.
> >>> There is a broader question about the list software itself. That /is/
> likely to be replaced, and the replacement would offer an archiving
> facility, though there is no clear timescale, and at the moment it’s not a
> high priority.
> >>> The existing archive can be easily converted to a static one, which
> should be able to provide a better search facility than currently (e.g.
> Google), so that should not be lost in any case.
> >>> So I think the options are as follows:
> >>> 1. Move the lists to another host. JISCmail may be a possibility.
> >>> 2. Continue the lists and accept a gap in the archive, and hope that
> the new hosting solution here will come sooner rather than later.
> >>> 3. Wind up the lists after a quarter of a century, move all discussion
> to other fora (e.g. scsynth.org <http://scsynth.org>), and finalise the
> archive.
> >>> I have my own views on this, partly for personal reasons, but I would
> like to hear from others before I say anything. I know people have strong
> feelings about lists vs. web fora, etc., and any choice will definitely
> have plusses and minuses.
> >>> Whatever happens, it’s been something of an honour looking after
> sc-users and sc-dev for the last 13 years since we migrated them in 2008.
> I’ve been really proud and happy that Birmingham has been able to support
> so much amazing activity, and such a great community!
> >>> Let me know what you think,
> >>> Scott - list admin
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Miguel Negrão
> >> http://www.friendlyvirus.org/miguelnegrao
> >>
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