Tejgaon. Dhaka On 14 Dec 2018 04:09, "Adams Musa" <musaadams...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello On Dec 13, 2018 1:20 PM, "Julian Foad" <julianf...@apache.org> wrote: > Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > > I read the quoted text but don't understand exactly what it is that > > you are suggesting, an example would probably help. > > Example -- the one that started this thread: > * somebody wants to ask every project for its best project logo (a > public matter); > * they write "Dear PMCs ..." to all projects' *private* mailing lists. > > Problem and assumptions: > * the request really ought to go to the project communities; > * the initiator (I'm guessing / generalizing) thinks the PMCs are > appropriate representatives of their communities AND knows an easy way to > email all the PMCs AND possibly has a fear of addressing a wider audience > than PMC members; > * the request goes to the private lists, more or less by accident as > result of the foregoing, especially as a result of one particular > obvious-looking address*; > * the initiator may not even realize that's where their message went. > > Solution: > * make it more difficult to email all projects' private lists and easier > to email all projects' public lists; > * despite some people's reservations, contacting dev lists does seem to > be the consensus; see 2b below; > * make it more clear what any obvious-looking address* is actually for. > > PRIMARY PROPOSAL: > > 1a. drop the existing four-letter obvious-looking address* > - because its name is misleading which (I think) leads people to mis-use > it. > > 1b. create an easier way to email all the projects about a public matter > - introduce an obvious-looking address* that contains '-public', that > goes to all dev lists; more details in my earlier mail; > > Additional proposals: > > 2a. document some guidelines on how to mass-email dev lists without > upsetting recipients, as have been noted elsewhere in this thread. > > 2b. add a way to contact all PMCs about a private matter, > - perhaps an obvious-looking address* that contains '-private' > - ONLY if needed: this might be sufficiently rare as to not be needed; > > (* By request, to try to reduce spam, I'm deliberately obfuscating the > "obvious-looking address". I'm sorry that that makes it harder to follow. > See start of thread for plain disclosure.) > > -- > - Julian > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
