On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 12:18 AM, Michał Górny <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1. Posting to gentoo-dev@ and gentoo-project@ mailing lists will be > initially restricted to active Gentoo developers. > > 1a. Subscription (reading) and archives will still be open. > > 1b. Active Gentoo contributors will be able to obtain posting access > upon being vouched for by an active Gentoo developer. > On the face of it, I like this proposal. On the other hand, wouldn't it be better if we just had more active list moderators? That is, moderators who move problematic user's posts to moderated by default, and then withhold the specific posts if necessary? 2. A new mailing list 'gentoo-expert' will be formed to provide > a discussion medium for expert Gentoo users and developers. > > 2a. gentoo-expert will have open posting access like gentoo-dev has now. > I'm not sure this will be worth it. Who exactly do you think is the audience for this mailing list? What is the goal? How is it different from existing mailing lists? Cheers, Dirkjan
