[Cluster-devel] Allowing posts to cluster-devel@ from non-subscribers

[Cluster-devel] Allowing posts to cluster-devel@ from non-subscribers

[Andrew Price]

Hi,

I'd like to propose that we open up cluster-devel@ so that non-members 
can post to it. My reasoning is:

- User space development has mostly (all?) moved to ClusterLabs lists so 
cluster-devel is now largely a gfs2/dlm kernel dev list.
- Kernel patches tend to get cross-posted to cluster-devel as it is 
listed in the MAINTAINERS file.
- Patches and patch reviews from kernel developers who don't regularly 
work on cluster components get held up in the moderation queue.
- The moderation queue may not get checked for long periods if the 
active list moderators are absent.

Are there any strong objections to $subject? If not I'll go ahead and 
flip the switch.

Andy

[Cluster-devel] Allowing posts to cluster-devel@ from non-subscribers

[Steven Whitehouse]

On 27/07/17 10:20, Andrew Price wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to propose that we open up cluster-devel@ so that non-members 
> can post to it. My reasoning is:
>
> - User space development has mostly (all?) moved to ClusterLabs lists 
> so cluster-devel is now largely a gfs2/dlm kernel dev list.
> - Kernel patches tend to get cross-posted to cluster-devel as it is 
> listed in the MAINTAINERS file.
> - Patches and patch reviews from kernel developers who don't regularly 
> work on cluster components get held up in the moderation queue.
> - The moderation queue may not get checked for long periods if the 
> active list moderators are absent.
>
> Are there any strong objections to $subject? If not I'll go ahead and 
> flip the switch.
>
> Andy
>

Yes, it should definitely allow non-members to post since it is the list 
in the MAINTIANERS file,

Steve.

[Cluster-devel] Allowing posts to cluster-devel@ from non-subscribers

[Andrew Price]

On 27/07/17 10:20, Andrew Price wrote:
> Are there any strong objections to $subject? If not I'll go ahead and 
> flip the switch.

Alasdair has voiced concerns about spam off-list which I think are 
valid. We don't really want spam hitting the archives as it's difficult 
to remove once it's there, and propagating spam can affect how filters 
treat cluster-devel traffic as a whole.

He has also added some spam filtering rules to the list configuration 
that will hopefully reduce the moderation burden. I will consider how 
well they work after some time has passed and review whether it makes 
sense to open the list up on that basis. If not then we should try to 
get some moderators in different time zones to minimise the time 
messages spend in the hold queue.

Cheers,
Andy