--- Xavier Hanin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 10:03 AM, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > "For what it's worth, I'm pretty much in favour of > mailing lists, and > > in my ever so humble opinion I'm not a dinosaur, > I'm quite the > > hipster. For me the main argument is as stated - > being able to track > > lots of lists simultaneously. GMail does this > excellently - I have a > > special account which I only use for mailing > lists, all mail gets > > tagged when it comes in and optionally archived > immediately" > > > > This may well be, but completely useless for those > of us who do not have > > access to web mail from work. THis is why we need > a forum. > > > > Last comment on the thread, up to the IVY guys now > to decide. > > Not really, Ivy being a project of the ASF, we have > to follow the ASF rules. > And the ASF is clear on the subject [1]: > "Communication is done via mailing > lists." >
Thank you, Xavier. I was just about to post a link to http://www.apache.org/foundation/mailinglists.html, but your link is actually a little clearer. > That being said, I also like the mailing lists for > reasons listed by others. > IMO tools like google group offer the best of both > worlds. But maybe the > best would simply be mail 2.0 [2] [3] > One would really think that between Nabble and Markmail all the other arguments against mailing lists are moot. Markmail is really nice. -Matt > Xavier > > [1] > http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#communication > [2] > http://www.jroller.com/robertburrelldonkin/entry/mail2_0_smtp_vs_blogging > [3] http://code.google.com/p/rmep/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Target > > www.targetgroup.net > > > > Target is a trading name of Target Group Limited, > > registered in England and Wales No. 1208137 > > Registered office: Target House, Cowbridge Road > East, Cardiff CF11 9AU > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > DISCLAIMER. > > This message is intended only for the use of the > Addressee and may > > contain information that is PRIVILEGED and > CONFIDENTIAL. > > If you are not the intended recipient you must not > copy, > > distribute or take any action or reliance upon it. > > The content of this message may also contain > personal > > views of an employee of this company and does > > not necessarily represent the view of the company. > > > ********************************************************************** > > This message has been scanned by Norton > Anti-Virus. > > It has also been scanned by MAILsweeper to enforce > our e-mail > > policy. If you have any concerns or comments about > the content > > of this message, please e-mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the > MessageLabs Email > > Security System. For more information on a > proactive email security > > service working around the clock, around the > globe, visit > > http://www.messagelabs.com > > > > > > -- > Xavier Hanin - Independent Java Consultant > http://xhab.blogspot.com/ > http://ant.apache.org/ivy/ > http://www.xoocode.org/ >
