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Date:      Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:59:32 +0300
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
To:        "Peter Wemm" <peter@wemm.org>
Cc:        Vadim Goncharov <vadim_nuclight@mail.ru>, svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: *** HEADS UP *** FreeBSD.org commit mail list changes
Message-ID:  <87wsgj7yt7.fsf@kobe.laptop>
In-Reply-To: <e7db6d980810081017p8dd7c85x142099c6dfc7777e@mail.gmail.com> (Peter Wemm's message of "Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:17:37 -0700")
References:  <20081007225414.CDFA74500F@ptavv.es.net> <opuio7q40917d6mn@nuclight> <e7db6d980810081017p8dd7c85x142099c6dfc7777e@mail.gmail.com>

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On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:17:37 -0700, "Peter Wemm" <peter@wemm.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 2:10 AM, Vadim Goncharov <vadim_nuclight@mail.ru> wrote:
>> Moreover, this change is pain in the ass for all users who don't care
>> about SVN switch - while CVSUP/CSUP is in use, it is not-so-worth to
>> care. And it is now more difficult to manage for those who were used
>> to cvs-all@ - a bunch of lists instead of one. Mailman DOESN'T give
>> me interface to manage all my subscriptions at once - I must go and
>> login for every one!

For what it's worth, mailman *does* include an option to set the
password ``for all your subscriptions''.  I use it all the time :)

>> I've heard several complains about this spamming change on local IRC
>> channels.
>>
>> Breaking POLA is bad.

That's sort of expected.  Any major change like this one is bound to
cause a bit of strife.  We went through the cvs -> svn change quite
amicably though.  With a bit of time to let the dust settle down, I'm
sure we can find ways to make the svn-src-* change work too :)


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