Le samedi 2 juillet 2011 03:02:24, andre999 a écrit : > Samuel Verschelde a écrit : > > Le samedi 2 juillet 2011 01:07:00, Samuel Verschelde a écrit : > >> Le vendredi 1 juillet 2011 22:49:29, andre999 a écrit : > >>> nicolas vigier a écrit : > >>>> On Fri, 01 Jul 2011, andre999 wrote: > [...] > > >>>>> Would something like co...@pmentoring.mageia.org be Ok ? > >>>> > >>>> No, f...@group.mageia.org with foo replaced by the group name. > >>>> > >>>>> Presumably I would manage the group, which would include at least > >>>>> magnus + Daniel. So who should I talk to about setting it up ? > >>>>> Would I be able to add new persons myself, or would I have to request > >>>>> it ? > >>>> > >>>> What would be the use of this group and alias ? > >>>> Shouldn't most discussions be public, so on a mailing list ? > >>> > >>> This would be for potential packager apprentices or others to easily > >>> contact all members the mentoring coordinator team. > >>> So one of us can respond quickly, mostly to update our > >>> packages_mentoring wiki page. (Which will be ready in the next few > >>> days.) > >>> We could also use it to discuss among ourselves, which we now do by > >>> private email. So it wouldn't be of general interest. We wouldn't want > >>> those outside our group responding to messages received, like in a > >>> public mailing list. > >>> (The group might include a few outside our team.) > >>> (It could include mentors, but they will see useful info on our wiki > >>> page.) A restricted-access mailing list should work. > >> > >> I don't think there's a need for restricted access, and it would be > >> opposite to the way we try to do everything in the open. > >> > >> What you need is > >> 1) a way to be contacted directly by those who need (apprentices) > >> 2) a way to discuss within members of the team, but maybe other people > >> too if some want to join the discussion > >> > >> For 1), I think your @mageia.org address once you will get one is > >> sufficient. It's only one means of communication among others (MLs, > >> forums, wiki), so I don't think a group is necessarily needed for that. > >> You can still forward requests you can't handle yourself. > > > > That being said, I have nothing against the use of a group for that, but > > only as a contact e-mail, not for discussion, or only for sensitive > > discussion about specific persons. > > That was exactly the purpose -- one contact point ! > (Which we can put in various documentation, etc.) > That way if I'm not available -- on holidays, sick or whatever, I could > alert the others to ensure a fast response. And they could always help > out if they wanted. > And if someone takes my place, it would be a transparent changeover. > > Sensitive discussion could happen with the group, but we could use direct > contact as well. > (We've been doing a bit in private setting up, but I see that as mostly > temporary. Other than sensitive issues, I would see it as mostly > coordination among ourselves.) > > Otherwise I would prefer everything in the open. > (And I'm sure the others would agree.) > > >> For 2), I don't know what is better : > >> - use an existing mailing list > >> - create a new one > > mageia-dev seems good. We can just try to limit it to a few threads at a > time. > > >> I think you must try to use direct e-mail among you only when there's a > >> good reason to avoid public discussion. Saying that it's not of general > >> interest is not a good enough reason, I think. Do you have other reasons > >> for wanting a private mailing list ? > > Agree totally. No need. > > So in summary, it seems that we should have a group for contacts. > (Say pmentoring-co...@group.mageia.org ?) > And no need to add a mailing list.
This e-mail seems complicated. What about packager-mentor...@group.mageia.org ? Samuel