Kernel mailing list proposal [was Re: How could HP help Debian]

[Francesco Paolo Lovergine <frankie@debian.org>]

On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 07:26:22PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote:
> > > > > "-kernel" is ambigous -- it could well apply to GnuMach. I suggest
> > > > > "-linux" or something like that.
> > > > 
> > > >   debian-linux?  We'll get *hordes* of newbies.  At least
> > > > debian-kernel-linux, please.
> > > 
> > > Sounds like a close prediction.. I second that.
> > 
> > eh, all the other kernels already have their own lists.  debian-bsd,
> > debian-hurd.  i don't think debian-kernel is ambiguous.  i think it just
> > offends purists.  and that's not always worth avoiding.
> 
> Nah, both, debian-lsd and debian-hurt discuss more than just the kernel
> and the "port" requires more than just the kernel being packaged.  In
> that, debian-linux is more like debian-devel...  debian-kernel-$kernel
> sounds appropriate.
> 
> Feel free to quote outside of -private, since there's nothing sensitive
> in it.
> 

What's the problem in covering all aspects of kernels packaging (linux, hurd or bsd) in
a unique debian-kernel ML? And someone could point that kernel.org is about Linux
kernel only :)

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Francesco P. Lovergine