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From: "Nathan Smith" <ndansmith@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New lists and their usage
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On 7/20/07, Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> wrote:

> gentoo-projects: This list is for... what exactly?  I've not really
> figured that one out just yet.  I know it is supposed to be pretty much
> anything that doesn't fit into gentoo-dev or another project-specific
> list.  Am I correct here?  Is this what everyone thinks this list is
> supposed to be used for?

>>From what I can tell by reading the logs of the council meeting [1],
the purpose of -project is to keep "all the flamewars and bitching"
off the -dev list.  However, it seems that moderating -dev should
accomplish that purpose, so I question the need for its existence.  If
it is not required reading for developers, how is it substantively
different from -user?

[1] http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/council/meeting-logs/20070614.txt

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