[HCoop-Discuss] Openness of mailing lists

[Omry Yadan]

another alternative is to use private google group.


my 2c.


Adam Chlipala wrote:

> Right now, all of our mailing lists are archived on gmane.  Some folks 
> have expressed concerns, especially about hcoop-sysadmin, that it 
> shouldn't be readable by the public.  It seems that we need to decide 
> how to handle this now, since some admins are refusing to use that list, 
> while others are treating it as the default place for admin discussions.
>
> PROS for open list archives:
> - Easy Google searching
> - Prospective members can see how we operate.
> - Archives are stored on servers with failure modes independent from ours.
> - Some members prefer gmane's NNTP interface to the lists.
>
> CONS for open list archives:
> - Some folks are uneasy about writing anything that anyone can find 
> later in a web search.  For instance, future potential employers, etc..
> - We may discuss open security vulnerabilities on hcoop-sysadmin.
>
>
> I suggest this resolution for now:
> - Close hcoop-sysadmin.  Boot the archiving listener robots from the 
> subscriber list and make the archives on the web viewable by subscribers 
> only.  (Continue to enforce that only members may subscribe, using the 
> portal's preferences page.)
> - Make the other lists fully open, including publicly-viewable archive 
> pages on our servers and subscriptions by archiving robots.
>
> Any objections to this?
>
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