Re: [gentoo-dev] Upcoming posting restrictions on the gentoo-dev mailing list

[Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>]

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 6:27 PM, M. J. Everitt <m.j.everitt@iee.org> wrote:
> On 10/01/18 23:20, Rich Freeman wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 5:28 PM, Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@gentoo.org> wrote:
>>> Being somwhat old and cynical, I'm seeing signs of history
>>> repeating itself.
>>>
>>> Does being 'struck off' the list in this way apply to devs, including
>>> Council and comrel members?
>>>
>> It would seem that this question is already answered:
>> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Council/Code_of_conduct#Consequences
>>
>> Being banned from lists or removal of dev status (which would also
>> remove posting privs unless whitelisted) are already listed as
>> potential consequences for refusal to comply with the CoC.
>>
> I have to ask a stupid question here .. how do devs apply to return to
> the list? Via other devs, council, Comrel, the Foundation, Infra, or
> what? (the "select few"/clique/club/etc?)

Go figure, the answer was linked from the previously posted URL:

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:ComRel#The_Policy_for_Resolution_of_Conflicts

> I think Roy's point is quite valid .. if you want to cut out users from
> contribution why are you even posting on -dev ML in the first place?

Probably because we don't want to cut out users from contribution.

-- 
Rich