Michael Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Reiner Steib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Hi, >> >> please let's move _discussions_ about packages posted to >> gnu-emacs-sources/gnu.emacs.sources to help-gnu-emacs/gnu.emacs.help >> >> gnu-emacs-sources is intended only for code and patches... > > I don't like this convention. The name "gnu.emacs.help" does not > particularly suggest to me that discussion for posts to > gnu.emacs.sources should be followed up there -- that is, I have no > certainty that program authors who post to .sources are also > subscribed to .help, and little hope that they can find replies to > their code submissions in .help, due to the relatively high volume of > that group. > > Also, even if I am totally mistaken about my other assertions, I think > if replies to posts in .sources include new/revised source code, it is > disingenuous to tell people to send them to a different list. > > If we must insist on different destinations for source and comments, > how about a separate, low-volume list (measured relative to > gnu.emacs.help) called gnu.emacs.sources.discuss? > > --
My understanding is that this group/list is for sources rather than discussion. However, I think patches are probably OK, though its probably better to send them directly to the author to prevent multiple patches for similar bugs/features and leave it to the author to apply. What I think definitely needs to be avoided is long threads debating particular issues relating to a package, especially if that discussion moves away from specific code issues to more philosophical ones. Part of the reason I have this perspective is that a number of places I know of archive the contents of this list and it can be a handy resource to find code. If it ends up with lots of discussion posts and the ratio of code to posts drops, it would lose part of this stremgth. I don't think another list is a good idea. Discussion of package/code issues could be done in g.e.h and in fact would possibly be a benefit there. Another list would just dilute things further. Of course, just my 2 cents worth. If the general consensus is different, I have no problem with following that. Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au _______________________________________________ gnu-emacs-sources mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources
