Re: Reconsider sending ITP bugs to debian-devel: a new list?
On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 4:26 PM Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:
>
> Jon Dowland wrote:
> >
> >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.
How about sending a digest of a potential debian-itp to d-d on a weekly basis?
I think we wouldn't lose any reviews with this, I would even go as far
and claim that there will be more reviews, since it's less of an
"annoyance" and more of a weekly "let's see what people are up to".
- Stephan
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