On Fri, 01 Jul 2011, andre999 wrote: > Samuel Verschelde a écrit : >> Le samedi 2 juillet 2011 01:07:00, Samuel Verschelde a écrit : >>> Le vendredi 1 juillet 2011 22:49:29, andre999 a écrit : >>>> nicolas vigier a écrit : >>>>> On Fri, 01 Jul 2011, andre999 wrote: > [...] >>>>>> Would something like [email protected] be Ok ? >>>>> >>>>> No, [email protected] with foo replaced by the group name. >>>>> >>>>>> Presumably I would manage the group, which would include at least >>>>>> magnus + Daniel. So who should I talk to about setting it up ? >>>>>> Would I be able to add new persons myself, or would I have to request >>>>>> it ? >>>>> >>>>> What would be the use of this group and alias ? >>>>> Shouldn't most discussions be public, so on a mailing list ? >>>> >>>> This would be for potential packager apprentices or others to easily >>>> contact all members the mentoring coordinator team. >>>> So one of us can respond quickly, mostly to update our packages_mentoring >>>> wiki page. (Which will be ready in the next few days.) >>>> We could also use it to discuss among ourselves, which we now do by >>>> private email. So it wouldn't be of general interest. We wouldn't want >>>> those outside our group responding to messages received, like in a >>>> public mailing list. >>>> (The group might include a few outside our team.) >>>> (It could include mentors, but they will see useful info on our wiki >>>> page.) A restricted-access mailing list should work. >>> >>> I don't think there's a need for restricted access, and it would be >>> opposite to the way we try to do everything in the open. >>> >>> What you need is >>> 1) a way to be contacted directly by those who need (apprentices) >>> 2) a way to discuss within members of the team, but maybe other people too >>> if some want to join the discussion >>> >>> For 1), I think your @mageia.org address once you will get one is >>> sufficient. It's only one means of communication among others (MLs, >>> forums, wiki), so I don't think a group is necessarily needed for that. >>> You can still forward requests you can't handle yourself. >> >> That being said, I have nothing against the use of a group for that, but only >> as a contact e-mail, not for discussion, or only for sensitive discussion >> about specific persons. > > That was exactly the purpose -- one contact point ! > (Which we can put in various documentation, etc.) > That way if I'm not available -- on holidays, sick or whatever, I could > alert the others to ensure a fast response. And they could always help out > if they wanted. > And if someone takes my place, it would be a transparent changeover.
A public mailing list could be used as contact point. And would allow other people to join the team.
