Re: Relaxing mailing list requirement

Tobie Langel <[email protected]> Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:09:48 +0200
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2016, at 15:53, Shane McCarron wrote:
> I actually took Martin's comment to be about some scripts that are
> *used* by github that are non-free.  But maybe I am confused.

Free as in free speech or as in free beer?

> Regardless, I am open to this change to pubrules.  Basically allow
> each group to designate a tracker.

Certain groups are big enough that they use different trackers
(sometimes for legacy reasons).

> I suppose we could maintain a list of approved ones and a process for
> getting new ones included.

We should just consider people are grown-up enough to choose the
work mode that best works for them and not add an unnecessary layer
of process.

--tobie

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<body><div>On Fri, 19 Aug 2016, at 15:53, Shane McCarron wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div>I actually took Martin's comment to be about some scripts that are *used* by github that are non-free.&nbsp; But maybe I am confused.<br></div>
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<div><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(37, 37, 37)"><span class="font" style="font-family:sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px">Free as in free speech or as in free beer?</span></span></span></span><br></div>
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<blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regardless, I am open to this change to pubrules.&nbsp; Basically allow each group to designate a tracker.<br></div>
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<div>Certain groups are big enough that they use different trackers (sometimes for legacy reasons).</div>
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<blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div>I suppose we could maintain a list of approved ones and a process for getting new ones included.<br></div>
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<div>We should just consider people are grown-up enough to choose the work mode that best works for them and not add an unnecessary layer of process.<br></div>
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<div>--tobie</div>
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