On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:31:31 +0200, "Bryan Østergaard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On 7/12/07, Mike Doty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We're going to change the -dev mailing list from completely open to where > > only > > devs can post, but any dev could moderate a non-dev post. devs who > > moderate in > > bad posts will be subject to moderation themselves. in addition the
Why? Is it getting too much junk traffic? > > gentoo-project list will be created to take over what -dev frequently > > becomes. > > there is no requirement to be on this new list. Fine, but I don't understand why -dev would then have to be moderated. If -dev is for core Gentoo stuff, and -project is for more specific stuff or offshoots, why should one be moderated and the other not? > > This will probably remove the need for -core(everything gets leaked out > > anyway) > > but that's a path to cross later. How do you figure? If -dev takes on everything from -core, then the only purpose I can see for moderation is to squelch the opinions of non-devs when controversial issues are discussed. I can understand moderation if non-devs are getting in the way (although I don't see any evidence of that), but that would have nothing to do with -core. > > We're voting on this next council meeting so if you have input, now would be > > the time. I don't officially have input, but I think this is a bad idea, or should at least be presented along with some reasoning. -dev is the way a lot of people learn about Gentoo development, and it would be unfair to force people including "devs-to-be" to wait for someone to approve their posts. > Consider this my last post ever to gentoo-dev ML if this really goes > through. Degrading non-dev contributers like myself to second-class > citizens is definitely not going to make me want to contribute > anything more. He's got a point. And, as an arch tester, I'm going to be annoyed if one day I need to ask something here and my post is delayed or lost because I'm not a dev. -- Thomas Tuttle - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.ttuttle.net/ -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
