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[Duncan McGreggor <duncan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 2:37 AM, Thierry Carrez <thierry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.

Of the As, Option A1 in particular is my preference.

However, I've heard a lot of talk about people wanting a "users" and
"operators" list to be merged -- with enough support for that, I would
be happy with Option B.

Do we have information on the type/number of discussions that are
"user" and not "operator"? "general" and not "user" or "operator"?

I'd love to hear feedback from our community members on their views of
what's what (at the very least, even confusion will help inform a
decision).

One thing to keep in mind is that the more divisions there are in a
set of things which are conceptually similar, the greater amount of
confusion that will result...

d

> 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
>
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