On 06/01/14 11:00, Juha Manninen wrote: > On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Lukasz Sokol <el.es...@gmail.com> wrote: >> There is another example of a mailing list where technical discussion, >> commit messages, >> bug reports and all kinds (trolls, phishing posts, spam) happens. >> >> it's LKML, fwiw. And yes, there is general one, and there are ones dedicated >> to arm, to vm, >> mm, subsystems, you want it you name it it probably is there. There is even >> kernelnewbies >> mailing list too. But they have an organization with full time admins hired >> to keep it readable. >> >> The difference is Laz/FPC vs Linux kernel is workflow AND manpower... > > The workflow may not be fundamentally different but the size and > activity is different. > Linux kernel is huge and requires more admin work for sure.
Ergo, manpower. > Otherwise _this_ Lazarus list is similar with LKML. > Both are open for everybody. > Both have admins and can be moderated if really needed. > And ... neither of them is suitable for developers' personal communication. > But even stable review patches are being posted there publicly, and s-o-b requested. Because that's minimum the developers are ever required/expected to read, of all things. I understand this happens on devel list(s) in FPC/Laz too. > >> I can perfectly understand why Laz/FPC don't want to mix it all together, it >> is at the stage >> and in the world where you need a team of ml admins with knowledge to keep a >> ml from being >> spammed to death. >> >> FPC/Laz devs have enough work as is, so they need this 'fence' around their >> playground, even >> if it seems a bit rigid to us outside it. > Well apparently it is open r/o so sorry for the 'rigid' word. I very much only meant that r/w-by-invitation to devel list is perfectly justified, IN MY VIEW. Speaking for me only. > Uhhh! [...] > > The question is about a person's right for privacy! Is this now better > understood or should I write more? > /I/ understand your reaction, sorry for my choice of words, I did not mean to offend anybody, really. > Juha > -L. -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
