Open Stack

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Thierry Carrez <thierry at openstack.org>wrote:

> Anne Gentle wrote:
> > Also did we intend to start this on openstack-dev and then go to the
> > wider OpenStack list for discussion? I don't think this discussion
> > just concerns devs.
>
> I think there is a misunderstanding, which might explain why we got so
> much cross-posting lately.
>
> Mailing-lists are defined by the topic they cover, not by their
> subscribers. Basically, openstack-dev is not "the list of developers",
> it's "the list where forward-looking topics (future openstack
> development) is discussed". In the same vein, the openstack list is not
> "the list of users", it's the list where usage and the current state of
> openstack (technical issues affecting stable releases) are discussed.
>
> Users concerned by the future development of openstack should subscribe
> to openstack-dev. Developers concerned about the stable release and its
> users should subscribe to the openstack list.
>
> The topic you mention is definitely forward-looking, so it should be
> posted on openstack-dev. Cross-posting disrupts threads: it is
> unwarranted and is just a lazy way to increase audience for a thread. In
> corner cases, you can point the subscribers of one list to the existence
> of a thread on the other.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Thierry Carrez (ttx)
> Release Manager, OpenStack
>
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+1

Lists should definitely be described by content and not audience, (and
cross-posting just plain sucks).
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