Re: [gentoo-dev] Upcoming posting restrictions on the gentoo-dev mailing list

[Matt Turner]

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 1:55 AM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
> W dniu wto, 09.01.2018 o godzinie 17∶08 -0800, użytkownik Matt Turner
> napisał:
>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 1:20 PM, Andreas K. Huettel <dilfridge@g.o> wrote:
>> > During the last Gentoo council meeting, the decision was made to implement
>> > changes to the gentoo-dev mailing list [1].
>> >
>> > These changes affect only the gentoo-dev mailing list, and will come into
>> > effect on 23 January 2018.
>> >
>> > * Subscribing to the list and receiving list mail remains as it is now.
>> > * Posting to the list will only be possible to Gentoo developers and
>> >   whitelisted additional participants.
>> > * Whitelisting requires that one developer vouches for you. We intend this
>> >   to be as unbureaucratic as possible.
>> > * Obviously, repeated off-topic posting as well as behaviour against the
>> >   Code of Conduct [2] will lead to revocation of the posting permission.
>> >
>> > If, as a non-developer, you want to participate in a discussion on
>> > gentoo-dev,
>> > - either reply directly to the author of a list mail and ask him/her to
>> > forward your message,
>> > - or ask any Gentoo developer of your choice to get you whitelisted.
>> >
>> > If, as a developer, you want to have someone whitelisted, please comment on
>> > bug 644070 [3]. Similar to Bugzilla editbugs permission, if you are vouching
>> > for a contributor you are expected to keep an eye on their activity.
>>
>> It seems like the obvious way this fails is some Gentoo developer acks
>> one of the problem people. I don't think that's particularly unlikely.
>> Then what do we do?
>>
>
> Then it becomes comrel business.

If that was an effective solution, wouldn't the problem already be solved?