[csw-maintainers] new mailing list?

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Ben,

Am 14.01.2010 um 01:36 schrieb Ben Walton:
> I'd like to propose a new, internal-only mailing list.  The purpose of
> the list would be to record all package release requests.  This would
> replace the current practice of private mails to Phil.  This list
> would be open to posting from any @opencsw.org address, but would be
> subscribed on request by maintainers as desired, not automatically.
>
> There are a few reasons I'd like to see this happen:
>
> 1. Packages that are rejected are typically rejected for common
>   reasons.  The more people the see these, the better we'll get over
>   time as we stop making the same mistakes.
> 2. History preservation.
> 3. Team maintainership memory.  Presently, if mails are private
>   between $release_manager and $maintainer, a $maintainer2 may not
>   know why a package is not being released.  A list archive could
>   resolve this.  This follows from #2.
> 4. More visible maintainer activity.  This is an easy way to keep an
>   eye on who's releasing what.  This info can be gotten other ways of
>   course, but this is a more passive approach to seeing the same
>   info.
> 5. Openness.  It pulls back the curtains a bit more on some of the
>   backend happenings.
>
> Thoughts from others?

I fully support this.


Best regards

   -- Dago