On 3/9/06, Matthieu Riou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of thing things that the we need to look at is how to improve > > communication across projects. Perhaps having some ontological mailing > > lists would be part of a solution. > > > > What ideas and views do others have? > > I know that mailing-lists are part of the foundation of the ASF and > are a really useful way to communicate effectively. However my feeling > is that we don't have the right tools or policies to use them as > effectively as could be. For example, as a commiter, I find it > extremely annoying that I have to subscribe to a mailing-list just to > post a message on it. Also most archives aren't really user-friendly. > Not being able to do a simple search on ALL mailing lists is for me a > major drawback. > > So I'd suggest (if possible) the following ideas: > * Give any commiter the necessary rights to send an e-mail on any > mailing list without having to subscribe. > * Provide fully searchable mailing-list archives.
what apache lacks is volunteers, not ideas moderation at the moment is a PITA but could be much easier. collective management through a web interface using spam assassin ratings to pick out the ham is technically possible. using public key signature to automatically moderate posts from committers through is also very possible from a technical perspective. the apache mailing list archives are open source: the technology to enable fully searchability is already here at apache. all that's lacking are people willing to step up and help infrastructure make this happen - robert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
