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[coreutils] Re: new mailing list for non-bugs: address@hidden


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: [coreutils] Re: new mailing list for non-bugs: address@hidden
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:59:53 +0100

Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2010-03-08 07:51 +0100, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> There is a new mailing list: address@hidden
>>
>> We will soon hook up a debbugs-based bug tracker to the existing,
>> bug-coreutils list, and it will create a new ticket for each
>> seemingly-new thread.
>>
>> We will then prefer to keep usage questions and general discussion on
>> the new list.  Otherwise, we'll have to "close" each of those non-bugs.
>> No big deal if people forget -- I'm sure it will take a while for the
>> word to get out.  And finger-retraining takes time, too.
>>
>> Let's start with this policy: is if it might be a bug, send it to
>> address@hidden.  Otherwise, use the new list: address@hidden.
>
> I would like to subscribe this new list to Gmane¹ if nobody has done

Thanks!  That would be useful.

> this yet.  I suppose address encryption² could be turned off (makes it
> somewhat more convenient to reply) ?

Personally I wouldn't mind, but I know some
subscribers don't want their email shown in the clear,
so it's probably better not to do that.

> As for the group name, gmane.comp.gnu.core-utils.general seems to be a
> reasonable choice.

Like Bob, I would have preferred to spell it "coreutils", but I think
we're stuck with gmane's existing/legacy spelling.




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