Thread: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [OT] - Is the sister "user" list still alive?

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I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple of
days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this list
apart from myself.

Thanks,

CJ

On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:

> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple of
> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this list
> apart from myself.

Hi,
The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.

---
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***

Hi,

Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
> 
>> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple of
>> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this list
>> apart from myself.
> 
> Hi,
> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.

After having a look at the archive I agree.
If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the users 
list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading 
anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)

Regards,

Florian Tobias Schandinat

On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:44 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
> > 
> >> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple of
> >> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this list
> >> apart from myself.
> > 
> > Hi,
> > The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
> > I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.
> 
> After having a look at the archive I agree.
> If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the users 
> list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading 
> anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)

Yes, that's a good idea.  Is it possible?
It used to be nearly impossible to kill off a mailing list at sourceforge.net...

---
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 02:01:24PM EDT, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
> 
> > I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple
> > of days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to
> > this list apart from myself.

> Hi,
> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.

Thanks, pretty much confirms what I saw in the list's archive.

CJ

Hi,

Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:44 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
>>>
>>>> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple of
>>>> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this list
>>>> apart from myself.
>>> Hi,
>>> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
>>> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.
>> After having a look at the archive I agree.
>> If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the users 
>> list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading 
>> anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)
> 
> Yes, that's a good idea.  Is it possible?
> It used to be nearly impossible to kill off a mailing list at sourceforge.net...

I think it is.
I was subscribed to a mailing list of this project:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/rt2400/
until they decided to move away from sourceforge and in this process 
shut the mailing lists they had there down. So it seems possible 
although I don't know the technical details how to do this.

Regards,

Florian Tobias Schandinat

On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:52:03 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:44 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> >>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple of
> >>>> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this list
> >>>> apart from myself.
> >>> Hi,
> >>> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
> >>> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.
> >> After having a look at the archive I agree.
> >> If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the users 
> >> list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading 
> >> anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)
> > 
> > Yes, that's a good idea.  Is it possible?
> > It used to be nearly impossible to kill off a mailing list at sourceforge.net...
> 
> I think it is.
> I was subscribed to a mailing list of this project:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/rt2400/
> until they decided to move away from sourceforge and in this process 
> shut the mailing lists they had there down. So it seems possible 
> although I don't know the technical details how to do this.

OK, thanks.

Hi Otto,
Do you still maintain linux-fbdev.sf.net ?

If so:  the fbdev-users mailing list is no longer being used.
Please try to shut it down and don't mention it on the FBDEV project web pages.
Also, the fbdev-devel mailing list should be added to the project web pages
(lin...@li...).

thanks,
---
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***

On 2009-08-31, Randy Dunlap <rd...@xe...> wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:52:03 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
>> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
>> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:44 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
>> >> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
>> >>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
>> >>>> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple
>> >>>> of
>> >>>> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this
>> >>>> list
>> >>>> apart from myself.
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
>> >>> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.
>> >> After having a look at the archive I agree.
>> >> If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the users
>> >> list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading
>> >> anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)
>> >
>> > Yes, that's a good idea.  Is it possible?
>> > It used to be nearly impossible to kill off a mailing list at
>> > sourceforge.net...
>>
>> I think it is.
>> I was subscribed to a mailing list of this project:
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/rt2400/
>> until they decided to move away from sourceforge and in this process
>> shut the mailing lists they had there down. So it seems possible
>> although I don't know the technical details how to do this.
>
> OK, thanks.
>
> Hi Otto,
> Do you still maintain linux-fbdev.sf.net ?
>
> If so:  the fbdev-users mailing list is no longer being used.
> Please try to shut it down and don't mention it on the FBDEV project web
> pages.
> Also, the fbdev-devel mailing list should be added to the project web pages
> (lin...@li...).

My plan was to merge both lists and move them to vger. That would also
relieve me from
having to moderate postings from non-subscribers.

Unfortunately that hasn't happened yet due to my lack of time...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- ge...@li...

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
							    -- Linus Torvalds

On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:06:00 +0200 Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> On 2009-08-31, Randy Dunlap <rd...@xe...> wrote:
> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:52:03 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> >> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> >> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:44 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
> >> >> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
> >> >>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
> >> >>>> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a couple
> >> >>>> of
> >> >>>> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this
> >> >>>> list
> >> >>>> apart from myself.
> >> >>> Hi,
> >> >>> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
> >> >>> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.
> >> >> After having a look at the archive I agree.
> >> >> If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the users
> >> >> list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading
> >> >> anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)
> >> >
> >> > Yes, that's a good idea.  Is it possible?
> >> > It used to be nearly impossible to kill off a mailing list at
> >> > sourceforge.net...
> >>
> >> I think it is.
> >> I was subscribed to a mailing list of this project:
> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/rt2400/
> >> until they decided to move away from sourceforge and in this process
> >> shut the mailing lists they had there down. So it seems possible
> >> although I don't know the technical details how to do this.
> >
> > OK, thanks.
> >
> > Hi Otto,
> > Do you still maintain linux-fbdev.sf.net ?
> >
> > If so:  the fbdev-users mailing list is no longer being used.
> > Please try to shut it down and don't mention it on the FBDEV project web
> > pages.
> > Also, the fbdev-devel mailing list should be added to the project web pages
> > (lin...@li...).
> 
> My plan was to merge both lists and move them to vger. That would also
> relieve me from
> having to moderate postings from non-subscribers.
> 
> Unfortunately that hasn't happened yet due to my lack of time...

Other than asking davem for a new vger mailing list, what do you
plan to do?  Did you plan to auto-subscribe people to the new list?

I would just announce on the old lists that they will be dead
in one week's time -- don't try to subscribe people to the new list,
let them do that.

---
~Randy
LPC 2009, Sept. 23-25, Portland, Oregon
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/2009/

On 2009-09-03, Randy Dunlap <rd...@xe...> wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:06:00 +0200 Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>
>> On 2009-08-31, Randy Dunlap <rd...@xe...> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:52:03 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
>> >> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
>> >> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:44 +0200 Florian Tobias Schandinat wrote:
>> >> >> Randy Dunlap schrieb:
>> >> >>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:22 -0400 Chris Jones wrote:
>> >> >>>> I posted on linux-fbdev-users list re: an issued with dpms a
>> >> >>>> couple
>> >> >>>> of
>> >> >>>> days ago and I was wondering if anyone is still subscribed to this
>> >> >>>> list
>> >> >>>> apart from myself.
>> >> >>> Hi,
>> >> >>> The -users mailing list has had 12 postings in 2009.
>> >> >>> I'd say it's mostly dead.  Just use this (fbdev-devel) list.
>> >> >> After having a look at the archive I agree.
>> >> >> If this is the consensus wouldn't it be a good idea to shut the
>> >> >> users
>> >> >> list down and point to the devel mailing list to avoid misleading
>> >> >> anyone? (perhaps -announce too?)
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes, that's a good idea.  Is it possible?
>> >> > It used to be nearly impossible to kill off a mailing list at
>> >> > sourceforge.net...
>> >>
>> >> I think it is.
>> >> I was subscribed to a mailing list of this project:
>> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/rt2400/
>> >> until they decided to move away from sourceforge and in this process
>> >> shut the mailing lists they had there down. So it seems possible
>> >> although I don't know the technical details how to do this.
>> >
>> > OK, thanks.
>> >
>> > Hi Otto,
>> > Do you still maintain linux-fbdev.sf.net ?
>> >
>> > If so:  the fbdev-users mailing list is no longer being used.
>> > Please try to shut it down and don't mention it on the FBDEV project web
>> > pages.
>> > Also, the fbdev-devel mailing list should be added to the project web
>> > pages
>> > (lin...@li...).
>>
>> My plan was to merge both lists and move them to vger. That would also
>> relieve me from
>> having to moderate postings from non-subscribers.
>>
>> Unfortunately that hasn't happened yet due to my lack of time...
>
> Other than asking davem for a new vger mailing list, what do you
> plan to do?  Did you plan to auto-subscribe people to the new list?

No auto-subscribe. But setting up an auto-responder on sf.net.

> I would just announce on the old lists that they will be dead
> in one week's time -- don't try to subscribe people to the new list,
> let them do that.

OK, I'll ask davem.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- ge...@li...

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
							    -- Linus Torvalds

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