LightDM - Feb 2019 - Moving mailing list from freedesktop.org infrastructure

Since LightDM has never hosted code on freedesktop.org we've been asked to
move our information from there [1]. This was just the Wiki content (now in
the README.md) and this mailing list.

So we need a new home :)

The easiest option I think is to move to using a Discourse forum, and the
Ubuntu one [2] is an easy candidate for that. I would probably prefer a
more neutral place as LightDM is not Ubuntu specific, but this is probably
overthinking it.

My experiences have shown that a modern forum works much better than a
traditional mailing list while supporting those who want to interact with
it via email. The content is more searchable for those with similar issues
to find.

What do people think?

--Robert

[1] https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/lightdm/issues/60
[2] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/
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At Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:03:50 +0100 Robert Ancell <robert.ancell at
gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Since LightDM has never hosted code on freedesktop.org we've been asked
to
> move our information from there [1]. This was just the Wiki content (now in
> the README.md) and this mailing list.
> 
> So we need a new home :)
> 
> The easiest option I think is to move to using a Discourse forum, and the
> Ubuntu one [2] is an easy candidate for that. I would probably prefer a
> more neutral place as LightDM is not Ubuntu specific, but this is probably
> overthinking it.
> 
> My experiences have shown that a modern forum works much better than a
> traditional mailing list while supporting those who want to interact with
> it via email. The content is more searchable for those with similar issues
> to find.
> 
> What do people think?
*I* won't use a web-based forum.

What about groups.io?
> 
> --Robert
> 
> [1] https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/lightdm/issues/60
> [2] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/
> 
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On Mon, 2019-02-18 at 17:03 +0100, Robert Ancell wrote:
> What do people think?
I've never used a Discourse forum before and don't really need/want to
register yet another account somewhere, so I'm unlikely to do the switch,
but
I could totally understand if there was no other options.

Regards,
- -- 
Yves-Alexis
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Google Groups are still a thing. Seems like it might be a good middle ground
between a modern forum and a mailing list.

--
Dustin Falgout
Web Developer

E-mail: dustin at falgout.us<mailto:dustin at falgout.us>

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From: LightDM <lightdm-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org> on behalf of
Robert Ancell <robert.ancell at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2019 10:03 AM
To: LightDM Mailing List
Subject: [LightDM] Moving mailing list from freedesktop.org infrastructure

Since LightDM has never hosted code on
freedesktop.org<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreedesktop.org&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3c94c420502c4471188408d695bab603%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636861026475978450&sdata=20yxpMfiC%2Bb%2F0pFaXQD5rwPCHUCF9lz1P8EvLzmLvuY%3D&reserved=0>
we've been asked to move our information from there [1]. This was just the
Wiki content (now in the README.md) and this mailing list.

So we need a new home :)

The easiest option I think is to move to using a Discourse forum, and the Ubuntu
one [2] is an easy candidate for that. I would probably prefer a more neutral
place as LightDM is not Ubuntu specific, but this is probably overthinking it.

My experiences have shown that a modern forum works much better than a
traditional mailing list while supporting those who want to interact with it via
email. The content is more searchable for those with similar issues to find.

What do people think?

--Robert

[1]
https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/lightdm/issues/60<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FCanonicalLtd%2Flightdm%2Fissues%2F60&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3c94c420502c4471188408d695bab603%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636861026475988461&sdata=8CPd04aFrON8%2FrDqI8esT7o%2BOV1PHqXTszlg7YOqDS0%3D&reserved=0>
[2]
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Am 2/18/19 um 5:03 PM schrieb Robert Ancell:
> The easiest option I think is to move to using a Discourse forum, and 
> the Ubuntu one [2] is an easy candidate for that. I would probably 
> prefer a more neutral place as LightDM is not Ubuntu specific, but this 
> is probably overthinking it.
> My experiences have shown that a modern forum works much better than a 
> traditional mailing list while supporting those who want to interact 
> with it via email. The content is more searchable for those with similar 
> issues to find.
> What do people think?
I'm forced to use fora in some groups I'm a member of, but only because 
they don't have a mailing list. If both exist, I ignore the forum.

And please, when you select a forum hoster, check that they support an 
RSS or Atom feed. That integrates much better into my routine that the 
need to check a forum every $TIMEPERIOD.

Thank you for all the work you have put into LightDM!
Lupe Chhristoph

Le 18/02/2019 à 17:03, Robert Ancell a écrit :
> What do people think?
Hi, there are far more possibilities. There are several non-profit 
organizations providing mailing list servers, especially for free 
software projects. The free "Sympa" mailing-lists manager provide even
more functionalities than Yahoo! or Google groups. These ones aren't 
really usable without an account, and anyway, since they've got your 
mail, a virtual account is created for you and of course they don't 
restrain data mining about everything you do online.
-- 
Cordialement, Stephane Ascoet

Hi all!

I've finally got around to it and set up a location for LightDM discussion
on the Ubuntu discourse forum [1]. I appreciate this will not be to
everyone's liking, but it's the most practical solution. To participate
in
LightDM development you will need an account on GitHub and
discourse.ubuntu.com which shouldn't be too hard for most people.

I'll now start the process of closing this mailing list.

--Robert

[1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/light-dm/107

On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 05:03, Robert Ancell <robert.ancell at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Since LightDM has never hosted code on freedesktop.org we've been asked
> to move our information from there [1]. This was just the Wiki content (now
> in the README.md) and this mailing list.
>
> So we need a new home :)
>
> The easiest option I think is to move to using a Discourse forum, and the
> Ubuntu one [2] is an easy candidate for that. I would probably prefer a
> more neutral place as LightDM is not Ubuntu specific, but this is probably
> overthinking it.
>
> My experiences have shown that a modern forum works much better than a
> traditional mailing list while supporting those who want to interact with
> it via email. The content is more searchable for those with similar issues
> to find.
>
> What do people think?
>
> --Robert
>
> [1] https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/lightdm/issues/60
> [2] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/
>
>
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