The email looks good to me. By the way, should the README.md "Get in touch" section be adjusted along the same lines? (remove the direct mails and point to the archives?)
On 26 November 2017 at 11:19, 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 >>>> >>>> >> -- Ludovic ----------------------------------------- "Les formes qui differencient les etres importent peu si leur pensees s'unissent pour batir un univers..." Yoko Tsuno (in 'Les titans' by Roger Leloup) [The shapes that differenciate beings are not important if their thoughts unite to build a universe]
