Re: [PROPOSAL] One development list

On 10/10/2009, Rahul Akolkar <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Daniel F. Savarese <[email protected]> wrote:
>  >
>  > In message <[email protected]>, Rahul
>  >  Akolkar writes:
>  >>We currently have 8 active development lists at Jakarta, each devoted
>  >>to a subproject. I've been subscribed to all for a while and based on
>  >>my observations and the overall benefits of doing so, I think its time
>  >>to consolidate them into a single development list at Jakarta.
>  > ...
>  >>Thoughts?
>  >
>  > No objections from me.  That's been my preferred course of action
>  > for many years now (along with opening commit access for all Jakarta
>  > projects to all Jakarta committers, if we haven't already done so).
>  >
>
> <snip/>
>
>  Cool (SVN restrictions were removed in April 2006).
>
>
>
>  >>lists before that. Throw in site-cvs@ as well for good measure.
>  >>* We could repurpose general@ as the one dev list, but OTOH, seems
>  >>worthwhile to maintain the dev / general separation.
>  >>* No changes proposed to the user lists.
>  >
>  > I'd rather site-cvs be rolled into a single [email protected]
>  > containing commit traffic for all Jakarta projects.  Redesignate
>  > general@ as user@ to contain user traffic for all Jakarta projects,
>  > retiring all the -user lists in the process.  People can specify the
>  > specific project referred to in the subject a la Commons (e.g.,
>  > Subject: [oro] how do glob expressions work?).  Then add
>  > [email protected] (also like commons).
>  >
>
> <snap/>
>
>  All this certainly seems worth considering. The dev lists are
>  low-hanging fruit IMO, so makes sense to start there (as dev@ and
>  commits@ as you note). If there is overwhelming support for merging
>  user lists as well now, thats fine -- if not, lets separate the
>  discussions and get the easier parts done.

+0 to dev lists merging
+1 to commits merging (but not to same list as dev)

-1 to user lists merging

>
>  -Rahul
>
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>
>  > daniel
>  >
>  >
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