Debian Bug report logs - #877951
lists.debian.org: kill debian-ports mailing list

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Héctor Orón Martínez <zumbi@debian.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: lists.debian.org: kill debian-ports mailing list

Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 23:15:42 +0200

Package: lists.debian.org
Severity: wishlist

Dear Maintainer,

  debian-ports mailing list, actually not a mailing list but a can of worms
  as it spams all other debian-$architecture (ports) mailing lists, should be
  imho killed. Not only because we are getting several copies of the same
  email, but also because it can be confused with unofficial Debian ports
  maintenance mailing list (recently created request for debian-ports-devel).

  Do you think it is time for that to happen?

Best Regards,

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Message #10 received at 877951@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>

To: Héctor Orón Martínez <zumbi@debian.org>, 877951@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#877951: lists.debian.org: kill debian-ports mailing list

Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 23:15:54 +0100

On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 11:15:42PM +0200, Héctor Orón Martínez wrote:
>Package: lists.debian.org
>Severity: wishlist
>
>Dear Maintainer,
>
>  debian-ports mailing list, actually not a mailing list but a can of worms
>  as it spams all other debian-$architecture (ports) mailing lists, should be
>  imho killed. Not only because we are getting several copies of the same
>  email, but also because it can be confused with unofficial Debian ports
>  maintenance mailing list (recently created request for debian-ports-devel).
>
>  Do you think it is time for that to happen?

+1. It's been a confusing anomaly for ages.

-- 
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
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Message #15 received at 877951@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joost van Baal-Ilić <joostvb-debian-ports-20171008-2@mdcc.cx>

To: 877951@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Fwd: lists.debian.org: kill debian-ports mailing list

Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 03:57:49 +0200

On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 11:20:46PM +0200, Héctor Orón Martínez wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>   debian-ports mailing list, actually not a mailing list but a can of worms
>   as it spams all other debian-$architecture (ports) mailing lists, should be
>   imho killed.

See also

 Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 18:39:10 +0100
 From: Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>
 To: debian-ports@lists.debian.org
 Cc: listmaster@lists.debian.org
 Subject: Time to change the debian-ports "list"?
 Message-ID: <20140905173910.GF17983@einval.com>

for more opinions and facts about this idea.

Bye,

Joost

Message #20 received at 877951@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org>

To: 877951@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: lists.debian.org: kill debian-ports mailing list

Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2017 12:34:43 +0800

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On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 23:15:42 +0200 Héctor Orón Martínez wrote:

>   Do you think it is time for that to happen?

I think that should have happened many many years ago.

-- 
bye,
pabs

https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise

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