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| DATE | 2015-10-20 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout-NYLXS] events
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On 10/20/2015 08:02 PM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Ruben Safir (ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com):
>
>> ...so I finally abandoned it and we are now on mailman.
> 1 of 2: Thank you for making the roster
> (http://www.nylxs.com/mailman/roster/hangout) accessible to subscribers.
>
>
> 2 of 2: As to the archives, http://www.nylxs.com/mailman/listinfo/hangout
> currently says
>
> To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the hangout
> Archives. [link] (The current archive is only available to the list members.)
>
> Why not a public archive of postings?
>
> IMO, technical users are more likely to bother making substantial
> contributions on mailing lists with public archives, relative to ones
> hidden from the public. One reason: If I lavish serious effort on a
> publicly archived mailing list, I and others can then cite its URL the
> next time the problem comes up, and also third parties searching about
> the problem will find and benefit from it.
>
> IMO also, a mailing list with a public archive better supports and
> builds the open source community.
>
> (My opinions, yours for a small patent royalty fee and waiver of
> reverse-engineering rights.)
>
because I have it already on the main website.
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