Here is the e-mail that will be sent out during this week, to all the @ netbeans.org mailing lists, with the edits and additions provided in this thread incorporated into it:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/ending+...@netbeans.org+mailing+lists Thanks, Gj On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Geertjan Wielenga < geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Ate Douma <a...@douma.nu> wrote: > >> Please add wording that users migrating to the users@ or dev@ list >> should *subscribe* to those lists by sending an empty email to >> users-subscr...@netbeans.apache.org or dev-subscr...@netbeans.apache.org >> otherwise we (moderators) will get swamped... >> > > > Good point, thanks. > > > >> Maybe also helpful to remark that you can anonymously browse the mail >> archives via https://lists.apache.org/list.html?us...@netbeans.apache.org >> and https://lists.apache.org/list.html?d...@netbeans.apache.org >> >> All this typically is/should be documented already on the website, but >> as we don't have any real (ASF) content yet at netbeans.apache.org new >> users easily will get lost. >> > > > Yup. In the meantime, and in addition, this is also listed here: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/How+to+Participate > > Gj > > > >> >> I think the website really needs to get priority attention, also because >> otherwise there is no place to communicate and provide the download >> links for the current HTML/Java API and upcoming platform releases... >> >> Ate >> >> On 2017-11-23 12:06, Geertjan Wielenga wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> We should, at some stage, put an end to the various netbeans.org mailing >>> lists, e.g., nbus...@netbeans.org and the dozen or so other netbeans.org >>> mailing lists and ensure that everyone asks questions about NetBeans on >>> the >>> Apache NetBeans mailing lists instead. Jiri Kovalsky and I, who have >>> managed the NetBeans.org mailing lists over the years, propose we send >>> the >>> following to ALL the netbeans.org mailing lists at the beginning of next >>> week. >>> >>> Subject for the mail: “January 1st, 2018: End of @netbeans.org Mailing >>> >>>> Lists and Forum" >>>> >>>> Text: >>>> >>>> “If you’ve been following Oracle's Apache NetBeans donation process, >>>> you’ll be aware that a large part of NetBeans is in Apache Git already. >>>> You >>>> should also be aware that mailing lists are available at Apache for >>>> purposes of discussing the development and usage of Apache NetBeans. >>>> >>>> By means of this e-mail, we’re letting you know that as of January 1st, >>>> 2018, the @netbeans.org mailing lists will be deleted (they are >>>> archived >>>> at netbeans.markmail.org), all references to @netbeans.org will, where >>>> possible, be replaced with references to Apache NetBeans mailing lists, >>>> and >>>> everyone will need to manually move to the Apache NetBeans @dev ( >>>> dev@netbeans.incubator.apache.org) and Apache NetBeans @user ( >>>> us...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org) mailing lists. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone asking questions about the usage of NetBeans, whether for Java, >>>> JavaScript, C/C++, or any other language or technology, as well as those >>>> using the NetBeans APIs for developing modules and applications, will >>>> use >>>> the Apache NetBeans @user mailing list. If and when it turns out that >>>> too >>>> many developers of one category dominate the @user mailing list, a >>>> separate >>>> Apache NetBeans mailing list will be created for them. The Apache >>>> NetBeans >>>> @dev mailing list is specifically for those committed to working on the >>>> development of Apache NetBeans itself, as well as those committed to >>>> promoting and documenting it, via events and tutorials, etc. >>>> >>>> Note that we will be discontinuing the web forums, i.e., >>>> forums.netbeans.org, and that in Apache there is no replacement for >>>> that >>>> — Apache projects work with mailing lists only. >>>> >>>> Hoping to see you all on the Apache NetBeans mailing lists, you’re >>>> encouraged to move there as soon as possible and to not write to the @ >>>> netbeans.org mailing lists anymore. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> >>>> Geertjan & Jirka >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Feedback/comments welcome. We'd like to send the above to all the @ >>> netbeans.org mailing lists at the beginning of next week. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Gj and Jirka >>> >>> >
