kloeri@g.o wrote:
> You must not have read the [#forums-whining]_ reference as that makes it
> quite clear that existing methods isn't adequate. Even if you think the
> apache maintainers made lots of mistakes you can't really fault us for
> not trying to get the news of config changes out to all users.

I haven't, that's correct.  However, a reference should be a source for 
additional information.  A small exerpt or recap of that thread is not 
in the GLEP.  Also, [#forums-whining]_ was not referenced in the quoted 
part, the reference only follows later on.

Going into answering your question, the thread suggests for instance an 
RSS-feed with this info.  Also the GLEP mentions 5 distinct sources, of 
which I personally think at least two will be effective for a certain 
group of people.

That last thing was what I was aiming at.  For some it might work quite 
well if the apache2 upgrade stuff (as sent out on gentoo-dev) was 
communicated through gentoo-announce.  Hence my doubts on whether "[they 
are not] particularly effective" is a general statement that applies to 
any situation.


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