Re: Reconsider sending ITP bugs to debian-devel: a new list?
Hi Jon!
Jon Dowland wrote:
>
>ITP bugs are copied to debian-devel@. The intention, I think, is to make
>sure that they have many eyes on them. ITP bugs often get feedback from
>readers of debian-devel.
>
>I think this is valuable. However, it's one job/task/role, and sometimes
>One wishes to focus on other jobs/tasks/roles instead. When I subscribed
>to debian-devel directly, I most often filtered ITP mail into a separate
>mailbox, to read at separate times. Nowadays, I read most Debian lists
>via NNTP gateways, and filtering ITPs is not quite so convenient (not
>least, because I don't easily have an analogue of the ITP-dedicated
>mailbox I used to.). But besides me, I think a better "default" for
>debian-devel would be not to have the ITPs.
>
>I think the ITP mails can make reading the rest of the list difficult
>without extra local filtering or steps. Some times they are the
>majority of the list traffic. I think it would be better if
>ITP mail went to a separate, dedicated list, e.g. "debian-itp" to which
>contributors are encouraged to subscribe and participate.
To be honest, I think if we did that we'd lose just about all the
reviews that currently happen. The whole point of sending ITPs to
d-devel is that they will be seen by a wider audience, but I can't see
many signing up for YA mailing list for them.
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