Re: Bug#515864: please clarify -release is a special kind of list
Adeodato Simó schrieb am Tuesday, den 03. March 2009:
Hi,
> > > This will be done on a best-effort basis. We tend to always CC people on
> > > -release because it's a role address list, where people who may not be
> > > subscribed send requests (unblock requests during freezes, coordination
> > > for library uploads eg. now), and we should make sure they get a copy of
> > > the answer, exactly the same way they get a copy if the mail to a
> > > private alias, or to the BTS.
>
> > > If you set a M-F-T header, it'll be honoured by at least some of us.
>
> > > In this case in particular, another possible way to have done it would
> > > be avoiding cross-posting altogether, send the initial message to the
> > > appropriate list (-qa), Bcc'ing -release on it.
>
> > > Hope this makes sense to you,
>
> > It does, and I appreciate the openness you handle your role-address with!
>
> > :-)
>
> > But this is not clear from reading http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/ -
> > so I would also appreciate if this gets clarified there.
>
> > (e.g. I'd assume the code of conduct of lists.d.o is valid for this mailing
> > list as well and not to send cc:s is part of this code.)
>
> Ah, sorry for the late follow-up to this bug, but unfortunately the
> X-Debbugs-Cc in your report had a typo which prevented me from noticing
> it.
>
> To the listmasters: I'll try to provide an updated description for this
> list at some point in the future, to ease your work.
I am currently working on some old lists.d.o bugs, could somebody please tell
me if this request is still valid - and if this is true - could provide me
with an updated description? Otherwise feel free to close this bug.
Thanks
Alex - Debian Listmaster
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