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On Nov 14, 2013 5:16 AM, "Thierry Carrez" <<a href="mailto:thierry@openstack.org">thierry@openstack.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi everyone,<br>
><br>
> I think that we have recently reached critical mass for the<br>
> openstack-dev mailing-list, with 2267 messages posted in October, and<br>
> November well on its way to pass 2000 again. Some of those are just<br>
> off-topic (and I've been regularly fighting against them) but most of<br>
> them are just about us covering an ever-increasing scope, stretching the<br>
> definition of what we include in "openstack development".<br>
><br>
> Therefore I'd like to propose a split between two lists:<br>
><br>
> *openstack-dev*: Discussions on future development for OpenStack<br>
> official projects<br>
><br>
> *stackforge-dev*: Discussions on development for stackforge-hosted projects<br>
><br>
> Non-official "OpenStack-related" projects would get discussed in<br>
> stackforge-dev (or any other list of their preference), while<br>
> openstack-dev would be focused on openstack official programs (including<br>
> incubated & integrated projects).<br>
><br>
> That means discussion about Solum, Mistral, Congress or Murano<br>
> (stackforge/* repos in gerrit) would now live on stackforge-dev.<br>
> Discussions about Glance, TripleO or Oslo libraries (openstack*/* repos<br>
> on gerrit) would happen on openstack-dev. This will allow easier<br>
> filtering and prioritization; OpenStack developers interested in<br>
> tracking promising stackforge projects would subscribe to both lists.<br>
><br>
> That will not solve all issues. We should also collectively make sure<br>
> that *usage questions are re-routed* to the openstack general<br>
> mailing-list, where they belong. Too many people still answer off-topic<br>
> questions here on openstack-dev, which encourages people to be off-topic<br>
> in the future (traffic on the openstack general ML has been mostly<br>
> stable, with only 868 posts in October). With those actions, I hope that<br>
> traffic on openstack-dev would drop back to the 1000-1500 range, which<br>
> would be more manageable for everyone.<br>
><br>
> Thoughts ?</p>
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<p dir="ltr">How soon can we do this?</p>
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> --<br>
> Thierry Carrez (ttx)<br>
><br>
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