Re: [gentoo-dev] Using gentoo-announce for more routine decision/ebuild announcements

[Dan Armak <danarmak@gentoo.org>]

Hi,

> > This can include various decisions - unified ebuild style, install ->
> > /usr, etc. and announcements of important/interesting new ebuilds and
> > major new versions of existing ones.
>
> However I don't agree with you here. IMHO gentoo-announce should be for
> _users_, Gentoo-dev is for posting such things as "unified ebuild
> style".
>
> install -> /usr should defenatly be at gentoo-announce.
>

I think gentoo-announce should be read by both users and developers, but I 
agree that some topics may be better off on gentoo-dev. Something better 
fitting on gentoo-announce might be, "We have a new document on the site 
about the new unified ebuild style". After all, all gentoo users are 
potential ebuild writers.

> > I for one am tired of reading the cvs logs, and as Azarah says, most of
> > us aren't on IRC 24/7 and can't follow all the discussions that take
> > place.
>
> Hmm .. I think that all developers should read the cvs logs, it takes
> about 2 minutes each day to read. I you haven't subscribe to the
> cvs-list and you'll get a mail with all changes every day.
I do read the cvs logs. Perhaps a better point would have been that they are 
usually very short and if I see something interesting I have to look it up. 

>
> > In my view the optimal volume would be around 1 message per day,
> > sometimes 2, with the messages being short and succint and any
> > discussions taking place on a different list (gentoo-dev, -user, or the
> > team lists).
>
> I'd think that 1 mail/day to gentoo-announce would be far to much. This
> should be a list for people interested in gentoo or users that don't
> want to follow the discussions, just the decissions.
Well, maybe 1 in two days, but I think that things of medium importance 
should be in as well, not just the big ones like install->/usr. Like 
drobbins's recent announcements of new Portage versions, any major new 
versions of major apps should be announced. We'll see how many messages that 
makes, and if there are too many, we can do more aggressive filtering.

Also, in case you've missed it, Drobbins quietly agreed to a test period of 
sorts. Send any announcements to the list, it's moderated.

-- 

Dan Armak
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team
Matan, Israel