On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Matthias Wessendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Manfred Geiler > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -1 for permissions change for dev@ >> +1 for a clearer description >> >> any native speaker volunteering? > > Nice move ;-)
I wonder if a native speaker has already tried to come up with a better text... -M > >> >> --Manfred >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Simon Lessard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> -1 >>> >>> However, it's true that Apache product users often consider themselves >>> developer and thus post on the developer forum even when their question >>> should really be on the user list. We could probably reduce such occurrences >>> a little by adding a clearer explanation of the purpose of each list on the >>> mailing page. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> ~ Simon >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Paul Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Andrew, >>>> >>>> The dev@ mailing list is described on the Jakarts site[1] as: >>>> The "Developer" lists where you can send questions and comments about >>>> the actual software source code and general "development" types of >>>> questions. >>>> >>>> Making the developer list private is extreme and I would resist this >>>> change. Their are many productive discussion on the developer list that >>>> include non-committers or non-pmc members. >>>> >>>> Are the posting to the developer list because the question is not answered >>>> on the user list? If so, then lets address this problem first. If not, >>>> then should the response to an user@ post on the dev@ list be something >>>> like >>>> "You have posted this to the wrong list, please repost this on the user@ >>>> list" >>>> >>>> The dev@ mailing list is described on the Jakarts site[1] as: >>>> The "Developer" lists where you can send questions and comments about >>>> the actual software source code and general "development" types of >>>> questions. >>>> >>>> Making the developer list private is extreme. Their are many discussion >>>> on the developer list that include non-committers or non-pmc members. >>>> >>>> >>>> Paul Spencer >>>> >>>> [1]http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html >>>> >>>> >>>> Andrew Robinson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to make dev@ a private mailing list, so only commiters >>>>> and people that PMCs decide should have access to post are allowed to >>>>> send emails to this list? That way we can reduce the accidental >>>>> posting to dev@ instead of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> -Andrew >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > > -- > Matthias Wessendorf > > blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ > sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf > twitter: http://twitter.com/mwessendorf > -- Matthias Wessendorf blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf twitter: http://twitter.com/mwessendorf
