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From: Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] gentoo-dev-announce list
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:56:57
Message-Id: 1151347652.11622.52.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] gentoo-dev-announce list by Marius Mauch
1 On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 05:54 +0200, Marius Mauch wrote:
2 > On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:30:31 -0500
3 > Lance Albertson <ramereth@g.o> wrote:
4 >
5 > > Donnie Berkholz wrote:
6 > >
7 > > > I propose that all need-to-know announcements and decisions be
8 > > > posted to a separate, moderated (or restricted posting)
9 > > > gentoo-dev-announce list to ensure that no developers lose track of
10 > > > what really matters. Hopefully, this will also help to give more
11 > > > focus to discussions on gentoo-dev because the goal will be to get
12 > > > a real decision to send to gentoo-dev-announce.
13 > >
14 > > Outside if this being more centered around dev-only announcements,
15 > > could the current -announce list suffice? I'd hate to need to
16 > > subscribe to yet-another-announcement-list (or make our
17 > > developers/users). Our -announce list certainly has the historical
18 > > presence where the most of our user-base would see something. I guess
19 > > if this isn't the case, then I don't see a problem with the new list.
20 >
21 > The main problem with -announce is that noone has a clue how to get
22 > stuff posted there, similar situation as with the frontpage.
23 > Not really convenient if you have to bug people just to get a hint who
24 > to bribe to get stuff posted.
25
26 If you need something posted somewhere, bug PR. Even if they don't have
27 access or don't know who needs to do what, we'll find out. It's really
28 our job to know who does this stuff, and it means we'll know for the
29 next time someone asks.
30
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32 Chris Gianelloni
33 Release Engineering - Strategic Lead
34 x86 Architecture Team
35 Games - Developer
36 Gentoo Linux

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