*** HEADS UP *** FreeBSD.org commit mail list changes

[Giorgos Keramidas]

On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:17:37 -0700, "Peter Wemm" <peter at wemm.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 2:10 AM, Vadim Goncharov <vadim_nuclight at 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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