Re: Can we host the Boehm GC mailing list?

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> On Jan 31, 2014, at 15:06, Scott McKay <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Sounds like a cool idea!
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Bruce Hoult <[email protected]> wrote:
>> About a year ago Hans Boehm mentioned that a new home might be
>> required soon for the GC mailing list. I mentioned that we use Boehm
>> GC, also use Mailman, have been active and stable for 15 years, and
>> unilaterally suggested we would be happy to help.
>> 
>> Hans has just posted another message saying the issue has come up again.
>> 
>> http://www.hpl.hp.com/hosted/linux/mail-archives/gc/2014-January/005834.html
>> 
>> There are some bigger projects also using Boehm GC, such as Mono, but
>> they haven't as yet been heard from.
>> 
>> I don't know how many subscribers there are on the GC mailing list,
>> but the message volume is similar to our own -- that is "trivial".
>> Most months seem to be about 30 messages or fewer, though November
>> 2012 had 71. Running my eye quickly over
>> http://www.hpl.hp.com/hosted/linux/mail-archives/gc/ it looks as if
>> the entire archive from 2002 to now is maybe 2-3 MB (zipped). Such
>> load. Wow.
>> 
>> Technically, I'm sure it's the work of a few minutes to set it up and
>> transfer the archives.
>> 
>> Do we want to more formally make the offer?
>> 
>> ("we" .. I haven't been active here for some time :( )
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