[llvm-dev] Suggestion to Stop Cross Posting Discussions

Chris Lattner via llvm-dev
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 02:37:35 -0000

> On Jul 6, 2016, at 1:52 AM, Renato Golin <renato.golin at linaro.org>
wrote:
>
> On 6 July 2016 at 09:10, David Chisnall via llvm-dev
> <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>> On 6 Jul 2016, at 05:32, Chris Lattner via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at
lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>>> +1 for an “llvm-project” list that everyone involved in any llvm
subproject is encouraged to sign up for.
>>
>> Another +1 from me.  The llvm-dev and cfe-dev lists are both firehoses
and a lot of people on the periphery of the community don’t subscribe to them
for this reason (which is not a negative, it’s a sign of a healthy and active
project).  A lower-traffic list for everyone in the community would be very
useful.
>
> I'm not against the idea, never have been, but I'd like to know
what's
> the expected scope and topics of such a list.

It seems that the clear scope for the list is topics that apply to all
subprojects, including developer meeting, infrastructure issues, policy
changes/issues, etc.

> If we do have such a list, would any decision/consensus taken in it
> (say, move to GitHub) be taken as final?

Yep, that affects everyone.

-Chris