Re: debian list summaries
Josip Rodin wrote:
> On 15.12.1998., at 12:07, Martin Schulze wrote:
>
> >> IMHO it would be reasonable to use existing almost empty
> >> list (about 60 msgs in last three months!) for this kind
> >> of posts - there would be only four to eight of them in
> >> one month. And it is an important announcement for
> >> developers when there is a update for a package in
> >> 'stable', or when libc6 is broken - and not one message
> >> about recent problem 'leeked' from -devel to devel-announce.
> >>
> >> We don't have to (and I certainly don't want to) summarize
> >> each and every little thread on -devel, just the obviously
> >> important ones. Why would that be abuse?
> >
> >Yes.
>
> But I asked *why*?
Think about it. Summarizing a thread is something different than
posting an announce. The list is intended for announcements.
> I don't want to request opening a new list if the
> only poster there will be me, since I can't guarantee
> that I'll always be here to make those summaries.
Then post the summary to debian-devel. People who are not
able to read the entire list will be able to read these
mails through the web interface without going through
every thread.
Regards,
Joey
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