2012-02-06 13:31:13

by Boaz Harrosh

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Subject: Re: Please re-enable the git-commits-head mailing list

On 10/25/2011 09:48 PM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:57:19 -0700
> Boaz Harrosh <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Since the brain stroke of vger.kernel.org we stopped getting any messages on
>> [email protected] It is important because of the mirroring delay of the gits which
>> can take 24 h in some places. And because it is a very convenient way to look for something or in
>> general keep track of what's going on.
>>
>> Please re-enable it. It should be as simple as:
>> git config --add hooks.mailinglist "[email protected]"
>
> The commits list was discussed at the kernel summit. The people who
> are working to piece kernel.org together are aware of the value of this
> list and will arrange for it when they can. As I understand it, the
> first priority remains getting the git trees back onto kernel.org to
> support the merge window, though.
>
> jon

So what is the final disposition on [email protected]?
Was it decided not to have it anymore? or was it just forgotten?

If it was decided to not use it anymore. Would it help to protest?
But if it is really gone, It be best to remove the mailing list and
it's reference from: http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html

It has been an important tool in the past. I'm sorry to see it go.

Thanks
Boaz


2012-02-06 16:05:55

by Jonathan Corbet

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Subject: Re: Please re-enable the git-commits-head mailing list

On Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:30:53 +0200
Boaz Harrosh <[email protected]> wrote:

> So what is the final disposition on [email protected]?
> Was it decided not to have it anymore? or was it just forgotten?

Certainly I've heard nothing about it. I've been occasionally agitating
for a status report from kernel.org in general, but I guess they're still
too busy putting pieces back together to do that.

I naturally had to make my own arrangements a long time ago. Rolling
one's own mail feed isn't that hard to do. What I've been hacking on more
recently, though, is an NNTP gateway that allows me to watch what's up
with an arbitrary number of repositories using a news reader. I'll
probably toss the source out in the very near future, and may make feeds
available if that is useful to anybody.

jon