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

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

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

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