2011/1/13 Peter Lewis <ple...@aur.archlinux.org> > On Thursday 13 January 2011 18:00:12 Christoph wrote: > > > > Slight OT, thanks for pointing out this package, I now have more font > > > > compatibility than previously =) > > > > > > Indeed! > > > > > > Even more OT, wouldn't it be kinda cool if there was a mailing list or > > > something where people could post simply with news of new packages? I > > > can't imagine it would be very high traffic, but it would be > interesting > > > to read in order to try new software out. > > > > "AUR Home" tells me: > > Packages added or updated in the past 7 days: 2804 > > > > This makes an average of 400 per day, 16 per hour... > > In my opinion that's too many... > > Well, that includes every package that's even just version bumped! I don't > know, but I'd imagine that updates to existing packages make up the vast > majority of the uploads to the AUR. > > I had in mind a list with no automation, just a place where people could > post > notifications about a *new* package upload, not "foo is now at version > 2.3". I > don't think update notifications would be at all appropriate, unless they > provide significant new functionality that might make someone look anew at > a > piece of software. > > A message might look like this: > > Subject: AUR/ttf-vista-fonts > ttf-vista fonts is a new package which provides nice new fonts included in > Windows Vista. Installing this might help with font compatibility in some > applications. > > (or something like that). > > Also, it should be totally optional, just a place for useful voluntary > notices, really. I certainly don't think that it would be high traffic. > > > On Thursday 13 January 2011 18:34:23 Thomas S Hatch wrote: > > > > I agree, some sort of pipe to talk about the new packages would be a > > > > nice thing to have, while I recognize the scope of adoptions and > > > > package updates > > > > > > > I still think it is worth consideration. > > > > > > I agree. Furthermore, I don't think everyone who updates or releases a > > > package would make an announcement, so whilst it may be there are 16 > > > submissions per-hour to the AUR, it's very unlikely that there would be > > > 16 announcements per-hour on a mailing list created for the purpose of > > > making such announcements. > > > > > > Of course, I'm not really in a position to say whether or not the > > > potential level of traffic is too great, but I would like to see such a > > > list implemented if it were at all possible. > > > > One of my greatest professional advantages is found in software > awareness, > > knowing what is out there and what I can leverage, I agree with Joel that > > it would be highly advantageous to the community to have a place to post > > this sort of stuff. If anything else presenting it as an experiment, I > > think, is worth consideration. > > Okay. Let's wait for a few more opinions - this wouldn't have to be just > AUR > either. New stuff in the binary repos could be included too. > > Pete. >
My vote is all for this, I think it would be a hugely advantageous place to discuss packages moving into Arch, and great place to post information about packages graduating to community. For what it is worth +1 :) -Tom Hatch