[U-Boot-Users] RFC: mailing list transfer

[Matthias Fuchs]

Hi Wolfgang,

yes, please do so. 

I just returned from vacation and got unsubscribed again :-(

Matthias

On Friday 01 August 2008 17:17, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to get your general opinion about moving the
> "u-boot-users" mailing list away from SourceForge and host it on
> lists.denx.de instead.
> 
> 
> There is a couple of reasons for this: SourceForge has freuently been
> slow; there have been reports from many users  who  got  unsubscribed
> repeatedly  for  no  clear  reason; the mailing list archive at SF is
> painful to use; and, most of all, we have only limited ways to change
> the configuration, and with any other request we depend on the  mercy
> of SF support, which is, ummm, sloooow.
> 
> Another reason is that this would make it easier for us to cross-link
> between messages on the mailing list and entries in the upcoming  bug
> and patch tracking system.
> 
> 
> If we have a majority agreeing with this change, I suggest to proceed
> as follows:
> 
> * The new mailing list will be created as u-boot-users at lists.denx.de
> * The mailing list archive will be transferred from SF to DENX
> * The archive services (gmane etc.) will be notified about the change
> * All currently subscribed users and their settings will be
>   transferred from SF to DENX
> * After a cut-off date, all users are requested to use the new ML only
>   [that will be the complicated part].
> * The ML at SF will be set to read-only to make clear it is no longer
> * in use.
> 
> Do you think this is a reasonable plan? Any hints, ideas, tips?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
>