An alternative to splitting the list up, which is presumably able to be argued a mistake, is to instead have the authors of messages to put into the body of their messages, some key words that identify the topic.
For example, these could be the 3 keywords: * "X11-Output", * "X11-Input", * "X11-Core" Those 3 strings fail to match all (or nearly all) messages. That was also the case if "X11-" is replaced with "XFree86". For the scheme to run well, members may need to get reminders every so often on what the keywords are. If there is a lengthy thread then maybe one of the author will put in the keyword and then subscribers and bring up the 'spill/remainder' XFree68 folder and copy the messages into the folder that supposed to be getting messages that were of interest. The keywords could sent out to members every so often (Mailman list servers seem to send something once a month, or whatever). Keywords can give an obviously better result than what could result from splitting up the mailing list. To split up the list would imply that it had been decided that members can all-together their always-in-existence filtering option to perform satisfactorily. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ At 03\01\12 00:48 -0800 Sunday, Michael Toomim wrote: >Alexander Stohr wrote: >> i would rather see it split that way: >> >> - output devices (display drivers, mouse cursors, display setup, >> rendering, OpenGL) >> - input devices (keyboards, mice, tablets, touch screens) >> - X11 core (security, X11 protocoll, GUI coding, fonts, other internals) > For one topic that won't give impressive results. Bad behaviour of the mouse pointer due to: * bad rounding error after all rescaling but before converting to window-ized pixel positions, then the message might go in an the 'Output' list; * or else to the 'Core' list if was required by some external consideration (breaks other software or XFree86 if data type changed). * Also, mouse problems are really input devices. But the protocol is unpacked and after that it is not obvious whether it is about input or output. It is in the middle where it could look like a thing for the Core mailing list. >I think this is a great idea! I would love to see this kind of split. >It seems like it would partition up the kinds of traffic I see on here >really nicely. > >_______________________________________________ >XFree86 mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ At 2003\01\12 00:28 -0500 Sunday, David Dawes wrote: >On Sun, Jan 12, 2003 at 06:16:38AM +0100, Koenraad Heijlen wrote: >>On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 06:07, David Dawes wrote: >>> >>> The XFree86 development list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), formerly a private >>> list, has been converted to a public mailman list -- so if you want to >>> subscribe, go to http://www.xfree86.org/mailman/listinfo/devel/. The >>> list is intended for any XFree86-related development issues. It isn't >>> appropriate to bring configuration and/or user support issues there. >>> >>> In the interests of openness, there won't be any private list to replace >>> it. >> >>Stupid question maybe, but where should I send bug reports ? >> >>I mean something more then: 'my Xserver doesn't start' ? > >Real bug reports are appropriate subject matter for the devel list. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is not the developers list. Maybe that Developers list could be merged with this one. Suppose the developers added the needed keyword and the casual users didn't. Then merging might not make much difference. Those developers that forgot to put a keyword in might have a not-very technical message that could interest users and be of less interest to developers. Also keywords would get genuine junk mail deleted (though there is seemingly none so far). Craig Carey _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
