On 11/02/20 15:26, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > On Mon, Nov 02, 2020 at 02:57:49PM +0100, Laszlo Ersek wrote: >> On 10/30/20 10:16, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote: >>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 12:01:27PM -0400, John Snow wrote: >>>> In experimenting with my mirror on gitlab though, I was unable to find a >>>> way >>>> to configure it to send issue tracker notifications to the email list. A >>>> move to gitlab would likely mean, then: >>>> >>>> 1. The cessation of (automatic) issue tracker mails to the list >>> >>> A bot could do this. >> >> I think a "bug traffic" mailing list (possibly but not necessarily >> separate from the main qemu development list) is important. > > What benefit is there to a bug traffic mailing list, as opposed to people > subscribing to direct bug notifications ? In both case people who are > interested in watching bugs can get the same content in their inboxes.
People never subscribed to a particular bug can retroactively learn -- when it turns into an interest for them -- about actions on the bug, over time. Bug tracker web UIs do not always present such a view. (IOW it's not interchangeable with retroactively opening the ticket and reading through it.) Additionally, mailing list archives can be imported locally, for indexing / searching, etc. Nothing beats a local search engine that has access to years of bug traffic. Google may come somewhat close; bug trackers' own search functionalities are hopeless in comparison (IME). Thanks Laszlo