The email looks good. The end of an era for sure...but just the beginning of a new one.
Josh Juneau > On Nov 26, 2017, at 4:19 AM, Geertjan Wielenga > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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/[email protected]+mailing+lists > > Thanks, > > Gj > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Geertjan Wielenga < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >>> On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Ate Douma <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Please add wording that users migrating to the users@ or dev@ list >>> should *subscribe* to those lists by sending an empty email to >>> [email protected] or [email protected] >>> 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/[email protected] >>> and https://lists.apache.org/[email protected] >>> >>> 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., [email protected] 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 ( >>>>> [email protected]) and Apache NetBeans @user ( >>>>> [email protected]) 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 >>>> >>>> >>
