Re: [OT] - Is the sister "user" list still alive?

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>]

On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:06:00 +0200 Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> On 2009-08-31, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:52:03 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> >> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> >> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:44 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> >> >> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> >> >>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
> >> >>>> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple
> >> >>>> of
> >> >>>> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this
> >> >>>> list
> >> >>>> apart from myself.
> >> >>> Hi,
> >> >>> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
> >> >>> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.
> >> >> After having a look at the archive I agree.
> >> >> If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the users
> >> >> list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading
> >> >> anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)
> >> >
> >> > Yes, that's a good idea.  Is it possible?
> >> > It used to be nearly impossible to kill off a mailing list at
> >> > sourceforge.net...
> >>
> >> I think it is.
> >> I was subscribed to a mailing list of this project:
> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/rt2400/
> >> until they decided to move away from sourceforge and in this process
> >> shut the mailing lists they had there down. So it seems possible
> >> although I don't know the technical details how to do this.
> >
> > OK, thanks.
> >
> > Hi Otto,
> > Do you still maintain linux-fbdev.sf.net ?
> >
> > If so:  the fbdev-users mailing list is no longer being used.
> > Please try to shut it down and don't mention it on the FBDEV project web
> > pages.
> > Also, the fbdev-devel mailing list should be added to the project web pages
> > (linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net).
> 
> My plan was to merge both lists and move them to vger. That would also
> relieve me from
> having to moderate postings from non-subscribers.
> 
> Unfortunately that hasn't happened yet due to my lack of time...

Other than asking davem for a new vger mailing list, what do you
plan to do?  Did you plan to auto-subscribe people to the new list?

I would just announce on the old lists that they will be dead
in one week's time -- don't try to subscribe people to the new list,
let them do that.

---
~Randy
LPC 2009, Sept. 23-25, Portland, Oregon
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/2009/

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