Bump... Would it make sense to talk about this some at the vpp-dev meeting tomorrow?
Ed On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 2:14 PM Burt Silverman <bur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Search is somewhat painful with mailman. Otherwise I like it. Having said > that, I have just learned about zgrep, and that simplifies the process, > along with the fact that vim works on gzipped files. > > Burt > > On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 6:39 AM, Ole Troan <otr...@employees.org> wrote: > >> Two points: >> >> - What's their business model? Are we now going to be the product? >> - History has shown that doing mail correctly has been too hard for >> many... is there any indication that these people have clue? >> Or are they just focusing on "pretty" and lockin? >> >> Consider me skeptical, >> Ole >> >> > On 14 Dec 2017, at 16:45, Ed Warnicke <hagb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > A new option has become available for handling mailing lists: groups.io >> > >> > As a community, we need to look at this option, provide feedback, and >> come to a decision as to whether or not to migrate. A critical part of >> that is having folks take a look, ask questions, and express opinions :) >> > >> > We have a sandbox example at https://groups.io/g/lfn you can look at >> > >> > And an example with active list and imported archive: >> https://lists.odpi.org/g/odpi-sig-bi >> > >> > Major benefits include searchability, better web interface, etc. >> > >> > The LF was kind enough to write a FAQ for us as we consider as a >> community whether to migrate or not: >> > >> > FAQs >> > Q: What are the key differences between Mailman and Groups.io? >> > ●Groups.io has a modern interface, robust user security model, and >> interactive, searchable archives >> > ●Groups.io provides advanced features including muting threads and >> integrations with modern tools like GitHub, Slack, and Trello >> > ● Groups.io also has optional extras like a shared calendar, >> polling, chat, a wiki, and more >> > ● Groups.io uses a concept of subgroups, where members first join >> the project “group” (a master list), then they choose the specific >> “subgroup” lists they want to subscribe to >> > >> > Q: How is the experience different for me as a list moderator or >> participant? >> > In many ways, it is very much the same. You will still find the main >> group at your existing URL and sub-groups equate to the more focused >> mailing lists based on the community’s needs. Here is an example of main >> group and sub-group URL patterns, and their respective emails: >> > >> > https://lists.fd.io/g/tsc >> > https://lists.fd.io/g/discuss >> > https:/lists.fd.io/g/vpp-dev >> > t...@lists.fd.io >> > disc...@lists.fd.io >> > vpp-...@llists.fd.io >> > >> > What is different is Groups.io’s simple but highly functional UI that >> will make the experience of moderating or participating in the community >> discussions more enjoyable. >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > vpp-dev mailing list >> > vpp-dev@lists.fd.io >> > https://lists.fd.io/mailman/listinfo/vpp-dev >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vpp-dev mailing list >> vpp-dev@lists.fd.io >> https://lists.fd.io/mailman/listinfo/vpp-dev >> > >
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