gmane.org is a non-profit service which mirrors mailing lists as newsgroups with an excellent user interface. I posted http://joyful.com/SqueakLists a while back with the goal of making better use of this for the Squeak community.
Not all squeak lists belong on gmane, but IMHO any with public archives containing useful content do, if someone cares enough to request it, and that it's not necessary to clear this with every list owner first. I'm posting this short discussion from #squeak with Ken's permission to explain further, raise awareness and give people another chance to opine against it for particular lists. Feedback welcome.
kencausey: So if you want to push for that, join the team. sm: I have not the patience for another list right now.. that's not your fault kencausey: I'm not sure what you mean, the list traffic is very minor. sm: I'll request it be added to gmane, as a step in that directino kencausey: I think there have been 3 or 4 messages in the last week at most. kencausey: Even though it's a public list, I don't think it really needs to be publicized outside of the Squeak community. sm: subscribing/unsubscribing to lists is too much overhead for things I'm not involved in daily kencausey: Also it is probably not a permanent list. sm: dropping in and out of a newsgroup is a much lower bar kencausey: Sending one email is too much overhead? kencausey: Well, OK, two emails (confirm). sm: managing folders, filter rules, etc etc kencausey: whatever sm: I think a -website list is a fairly permanent thing, so adding to gmane makes sense sm: don't you think ? kencausey: I don't automatically agree no, but I'm not on the team so I can't really know. sm: I see kencausey: I think it would only be polite though to discuss it with the team before you add their list to gmane. kencausey: I for one would not like it for the two teams I manage. sm: I hear you sm: politeness is good, but.. sm: when there's 30+ squeak lists and new ones popping up.. and their archives are public.. and the list owner sees gmane's subscribe request.. and somebody wants to help out without a time-consuming back and forth between moderator and gmane sm: I think it's fine to just request it sm: I did publicise my intent and the http://joyful.com/SqueakLists page on the main list
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