[Qemu-devel] Re: Announce: QEMU google-group invitation

[Matt Howard <mhoward@sigins.com>]

Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have created a new google-group (2) for QEMU. You can access it
> from: http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/
> 
> Instead of sending a mass invitation to anyone, I'm asking anyone who
> wants to join the QEMU group there. There are few advantages for this
> group compared to this mailing list:
> 
> * Google connection is FAST from anywhere, and I'm pretty sure anyone
> knows this :)
> * Very fast search inside the group.
> * All the material is backed up and maintained
> * Easy to use
> 
> I'm not trying to flame Savannah servers at all, but I'm afraid that
> their connection is quite slow and it takes quite time (12 hours) to
> see a message posted from this list. I also think that this list is
> important (specially for attachments, you cannot add attachments to
> google groups 2)
> 
> Comments/flames/remarks - are all welcome. You need to register to
> Google Groups 2 in order to post. After you registered, you can post
> to:
>   QEMU@googlegroups.com
> 
> Thanks,
> Hetz

I couldn't find the google group you created, nor a link to it at the
qemu page linked above.  I simply use nntp://news.gmane.org as an
interface to the list, with the added convenience of auto-expiring old
articles, I have absolutely no issue with working this way.

I'm not sure, even for a project in development, that we should base a
large part of our communication on a service that is still in beta. 
Based on feedback, Google could change the service adversely, or
(unlikely) axe the idea altogether.  All a small project needs is a big
uprooting.

I do, OTOH, observe the slowness of Savannah's delivery daily, and it
could be an irritation if this list grows much more.

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