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[Thierry Carrez <thierry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stefano Maffulli wrote:
> Now, the main question is still open: where should the General mailing
> list go? Anybody disagrees that we should merge this list into 'Operators'?

I think there are two options:

Option A1:
openstack-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
openstack-operators@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
openstack-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
openstack-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
...
"openstack-general" makes it clear this is about general questions and
things that address the whole community. This would be a straight
replacement of the current openstack@launchpad mailing-list.

Option A2:
openstack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
openstack-operators@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
openstack-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
openstack-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
...
Same, using "openstack" instead of "openstack-general". Makes it clear
it's the "default" list.

Option B:
openstack-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
openstack-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
openstack-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
...
"User" would be a merge of the current list with the operators list. The
benefit is that it matches a recognized pattern in open source project
lists (-user, -dev, -announce). The drawback is that there is no default
list for newcomers or general discussion, and operators-specific topics
will get lost on the -user list, the same way the dev topics used to be.

Personally, I prefer option A. On one side you have a general list where
almost everyone lurks, on the other you have several topic- or
team-oriented lists with sharper focus. One issue is that it's difficult
to spot important things on the (noisy) general list, but we also have a
(moderated) -announce list that we can more actively use for things we
want to make sure everyone sees.

Any other option ? Which one do you prefer ?

-- 
Thierry Carrez (ttx)
Release Manager, OpenStack