Hi all, I wanted to start a discussion to gauge interest on enabling Github Discussions <https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/quickstart> in Apache Beam.
Pros: + GH Discussions allows for folks to get unblocked on small/medium implementation blocker (Google employees can often get this help by scheduling a call with teammates whereas there is a larger barrier for non-Google employees to get this help). + On the above point, more visibility into the development blockers that others have previously faced. + GH Discussions is more discoverable and approachable for new users and contributors. Cons: - When using both the dev list and GH Discussions, context can be confusing. - Anything else? To be clear, I’m not advocating that we move off of the dev list. I propose that over time we keep dev@ to vote on releases, and discuss the future of Beam. GH Discussions would simply serve as a forum for troubleshooting, and discussing smaller scale issues. I am aware that the Airflow project [1] uses both GH Discussions today and a dev@ list [2] today. [1] https://github.com/apache/airflow/discussions [2] https://lists.apache.org/list.html?d...@airflow.apache.org Svetak Sundhar Data Engineer s <nellywil...@google.com>vetaksund...@google.com
