Hi John, On 25.01.2018 23:36, John J. Karcher wrote: > What do you think of setting up a new "Community Development" mailing > list, for discussion and coordination within the development community > that doesn't need the attention of the core developers?
as far as I am concerned, I am not really concerned. ;-) I think that the current mailing list works quite for the following reasons: * It provides a single point of reference for Genode-related questions and discussions, which avoids potential confusion of new community members. E.g., the forum we once offered at Sourceforge turned out to be a mistake. After all, the more communication channels we have, the more likely a topic might go unnoticed by one person or another. * The traffic is at a manageable level, and the overall quality and tone of the postings is nice. I don't feel overwhelmed by it. * Advanced technical discussion and coordination happens at the issue tracker anyway. So there is already a distinct communication channel in place for getting work done. > We're probably already at the stage now where it would be helpful, but I > think the "Year Of Sculpt" will generate much wider hobbyist interest > than in the past, which could disrupt the S/N ratio of this list. > > (Eventually, an end-user oriented ML would probably be a good idea also, > but that should be a year or more away.) That is a very good point. Once we get an influx of Sculpt users, a community-organized forum targeted specifically to the needs and questions of end users would be a welcome contribution! Are you interested in building up and moderating such a community place? We may also consider a sub-reddit as a place for chitchatting, which wouldn't perfectly suit the mailing list or a discussion forum. Cheers Norman -- Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske Genode Labs https://www.genode-labs.com · https://genode.org Genode Labs GmbH · Amtsgericht Dresden · HRB 28424 · Sitz Dresden Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske, Christian Helmuth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ genode-main mailing list genode-main@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/genode-main
