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On 11/14/2013 08:37 AM, mark at openstack.org wrote:
> This would also have the added benefit of reducing the times people conflate related open source projects from stackforge with OpenStack itself. Having related oss discussions on a list called "OpenStack-Dev" may certainly have given the wrong impression to the casual observer.
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> On Nov 14, 2013 7:12 AM, Thierry Carrez <thierry at openstack.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I think that we have recently reached critical mass for the
>> openstack-dev mailing-list, with 2267 messages posted in October, and
>> November well on its way to pass 2000 again. Some of those are just
>> off-topic (and I've been regularly fighting against them) but most of
>> them are just about us covering an ever-increasing scope, stretching the
>> definition of what we include in "openstack development".
>>
>> Therefore I'd like to propose a split between two lists:
>>
>> *openstack-dev*: Discussions on future development for OpenStack
>> official projects
>>
>> *stackforge-dev*: Discussions on development for stackforge-hosted projects
>>
>> Non-official "OpenStack-related" projects would get discussed in
>> stackforge-dev (or any other list of their preference), while
>> openstack-dev would be focused on openstack official programs (including
>> incubated & integrated projects).
>>
>> That means discussion about Solum, Mistral, Congress or Murano
>> (stackforge/* repos in gerrit) would now live on stackforge-dev.
>> Discussions about Glance, TripleO or Oslo libraries (openstack*/* repos
>> on gerrit) would happen on openstack-dev. This will allow easier
>> filtering and prioritization; OpenStack developers interested in
>> tracking promising stackforge projects would subscribe to both lists.
>>
>> That will not solve all issues. We should also collectively make sure
>> that *usage questions are re-routed* to the openstack general
>> mailing-list, where they belong. Too many people still answer off-topic
>> questions here on openstack-dev, which encourages people to be off-topic
>> in the future (traffic on the openstack general ML has been mostly
>> stable, with only 868 posts in October). With those actions, I hope that
>> traffic on openstack-dev would drop back to the 1000-1500 range, which
>> would be more manageable for everyone.
>>
>> Thoughts ?
>>
>> --
>> Thierry Carrez (ttx)
>>
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