Mailing list scope proposal

[Karsten 'quaid' Wade]

On 09/04/2012 03:59 AM, Dave Neary wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 08/27/2012 10:31 PM, Karsten 'quaid' Wade wrote:
>
>> Also, I'm +1 to renaming this list; I reckon arch@ is confusing, dev@ or
>> developers@ is a more common Big Main List name.
> 
> It seems this has broad support - can we add it to the agenda for the
> weekly meeting this week to give people one last chance to have a say,
> and (assuming there is no major opposition) make it so?

I think we have support to:

i. Accept the mailing list scope, as you specified;
ii. Rename the arch@ mailing list.

Questions:

a. What name to change it to? Is dev@ descriptive enough, or developers@
is better?
b. What does it take to change the name?

As for b), I can do that research. I reckon it will be something like:

1. Create the new list as identical except for the name;
2. Mass subscribe all current subscribers (I can get the list easily via
the Mailman CLI);
3. (Optional) Copy or move all arch@ mail archives to be rebuilt under
the developers@ tree (I think this would work);
4. (Re)subscribe the list to Gmane;
5. Modify arch@ pages to say the list is deprecate, lockout new subscribers.
5.1 (Optional) Hide arch@ list from view or remove it entirely (unsure
of the negative consequences, aside from broken search URLs.)
6. Announce the change.

I reckon I'll find out a few more steps or details than that.

- Karsten
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