Re: [Printing-architecture] RFC: Moving the printing-architecture list

Konstantin,

My preference is the Linux development lists.  Also, I request that we add a printing-users list for discussing general printing issues vs. discussions of development and design.  (I've been asking for the users list since 2020 because Apple is eliminating the CUPS mailing lists...)


> On Nov 21, 2023, at 4:35 PM, Konstantin Ryabitsev <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello, everyone:
> 
> The mailman-2 system running on lists.linuxfoundation.org is being retired, so
> we need to find new homes for all lists that are being hosted there, and this
> includes the printing-architecture list.
> 
> We have two options when it comes to where to move to:
> 
> 1. migrate to lists.linux.dev, which is the platform where most linux
>   development lists live
> 2. migrate to groups.linuxfoundation.org, which is a groups.io managed
>   platform; it is generally considered more forgiving for non-developers, but
>   it is a proprietary closed platform
> 
> The main upside of lists.linux.dev are:
> 
> - the canonical address will change to [email protected],
>  but the old address will continue to work, so any ongoing discussions using
>  the old address can play out to their end, and any old documentation will
>  continue to remain relevant
> - the list will be automatically archived on lore.kernel.org
> 
> The main downside of lists.linux.dev:
> 
> - HTML email is generally given a higher spam score, so it could be more
>  forbidding to some participants to join in conversations
> - there is no webby management interface and {un}subscribing requires sending
>  mail to printing-architecture+{un}[email protected] address.
> 
> The main upside of groups.io:
> 
> - Rich web interface for management and access to archives
> - Newbie-friendly for subscribing and unsubscribing
> 
> The main downside of groups.io:
> 
> - The list address will change to
>  [email protected], and the old address will
>  no longer work (there will be an auto-responder bounce with instructions
>  where the message should be sent instead).
> - Proprietary platform
> 
> Let me know how you'd like to proceed. We need to figure this out in the next
> few weeks, as we have a limited remaining time to shut down the mailman-2
> system behind lists.linuxfoundation.org.
> 
> Best regards,
> Konstantin
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