Well, it reduces the need, and arguably having the traffic on one list means commentary on change proposals can branch into general commentary more naturally.
jim On Oct 13, 2006, at 8:56 AM, P T Withington wrote: > Hm. This would work really well if we could get the d*mn mailing > list software to _not_ break links in its mad penchant to wrap lines. > > The two example links you sent are the same. > > I am happy to use this mechanism now that I know I don't have to sync > to get the file. > > Does this mean we don't need the laszlo-reviews mailing list after > all? > > On 2006-10-12, at 19:07 EDT, Benjamin Shine wrote: > >> >> I just posted a few with this mechanism so you can try it out -- >> the review mail would say this: >> Imported as http://svn.openlaszlo.org/openlaszlo/patches/ >> patch.ben.BMaF.tgz >> and if you click on that link, it downloads the tgz for you >> >> You can also get the individual tar with >> svn export http://svn.openlaszlo.org/openlaszlo/patches/ >> patch.ben.BMaF.tgz >> which gives you a non-version-controlled, vanilla tgz file. >> >> -ben >> >> On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:49 PM, Jim Grandy wrote: >> >>> Ah, but they don't have to sync. They just click on the link in the >>> email, and get a download dialog in their browser (at least, they >>> will if we construct the dialog correctly). It's actually less >>> error- >>> prone and more streamlined, because there's no possibility of >>> neglecting to add the patch to the review mail. >>> >>> jim >>> >>> On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:40 PM, P T Withington wrote: >>> >>>> I think this proposal stores less bits on hard drives but makes the >>>> reviewer's job more complicated (they have to sync to get the >>>> review changes). I prefer the existing mechanism. If there were >>>> some way to tell the mailing list not to archive attachments, >>>> perhaps that would be a good compromise? >>>> >>>> On 2006-10-12, at 15:07 EDT, Jim Grandy wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just remembered we had a possibly-complementary proposal on the >>>>> table as well: >>>>> >>>>> Modify the review tools to check the changeset in to Subversion >>>>> instead of sending it as an email attachment. >>>>> >>>>> So svn-review would do a >>>>> >>>>>> svn import patch.ptw.xPLr.tgz http://svn.openlaszlo.org/ >>>>> openlaszlo/patches/patch.ptw.xPLr.tgz >>>>> >>>>> And add a link to the patch to the review email: >>>>> >>>>> http://svn.openlaszlo.org/openlaszlo/patches/patch.ptw.xPLr.tgz >>>>> >>>>> The argument is that we would then be storing the patch once, >>>>> rather than transporting and storing it for each member of >>>>> whichever list it goes to. And yes, these files would live on in >>>>> Subversion, but that's arguably better than living on in many, >>>>> many email archives. >>>>> >>>>> jim >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 12, 2006, at 11:45 AM, P T Withington wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> We've had a few complaints about the 'review mail' noise on the >>>>>> laszlo-dev mailing list, especially the large attachments that go >>>>>> with the review submission. If no one objects, I plan to >>>>>> create a >>>>>> new list <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for review mail >>>>>> (and >>>>>> ask that reviewers direct their review requests there). If >>>>>> members >>>>>> of this list want to continue to receive review mail, they will >>>>>> need >>>>>> to join the new list. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll send mail to the list when the new one is set up and >>>>>> ready to >>>>>> accept subscriptions. >>>>>> >>>>>> P T Withington >>>>>> OpenLazslo.ORG <http://www.openlaszlo.org> >>>>>> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype:ptwithy aim:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Laszlo-dev mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-dev >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Laszlo-dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-dev >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Laszlo-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > Laszlo-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-dev _______________________________________________ Laszlo-dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-dev
