From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mxweblb04fl.versatel.de ([89.246.255.245]:48068 "EHLO mxweblb04fl.versatel.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755085AbZAPR3D (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:29:03 -0500 Received: from ens28fl.versatel.de (ens28fl.versatel.de [82.140.32.10]) by mxweblb04fl.versatel.de (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n0GHFbqO032414 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:15:38 +0100 Received: from cinnamon-sage.de (i577A052A.versanet.de [87.122.5.42]) (authenticated bits=0) by ens28fl.versatel.de (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with SMTP id n0GHFb1a029027 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:15:37 +0100 Received: from 192.168.23.2:49281 by cinnamon-sage.de for ; 16.01.2009 18:15:37 Message-ID: <4970C036.2000809@cinnamon-sage.de> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:13:26 +0100 From: Lars Hanisch MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Cross-posting linux-media, linux-dvb etc References: <200901161555.00803.hverkuil@xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Mike Isely wrote: > On Fri, 16 Jan 2009, Hans Verkuil wrote: > >> On Friday 16 January 2009 15:48:45 Patrick Boettcher wrote: >>> Hi Mauro, >>> >>> Since the creation of linux-media@vger.kernel.org I'm seeing lots of >>> cross-postings between linux-dvb, linux-media and video4linux. This >>> is a little bit annoying if you are subscribed to all of those lists. >>> >>> Worse is, that some people only send requests to linux-media. Like >>> that linux-dvb-only subscribers can't help... >>> >>> Why not closing linux-dvb (and video4linux) and transferring the >>> currently subscribed users to linux-media automatically? >> I agree with Patrick. I suggest a daily automatic posting to linux-dvb >> and video4linux telling people that on February 1st these lists >> disappear and that they should use linux-media instead. Then they can >> be closed down at the end of the month. I definitely wouldn't wait any >> longer since it is rather messy right now. One month transition period >> seems reasonable to me. >> > > Amen to that. I've been telling people to go over to linux-media, but > old habits are hard to break. It's time to actually make a clean break > from the old lists. +1 from me Although I'm not an active developer (I'm just an interested user), reading the lists at the moment is hard... Lars.