[swift-evolution] [Discussion] mailing list alternative

[Jean-Daniel]

> Le 26 janv. 2017 à 00:34, Erica Sadun via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> a écrit :
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>> On Jan 25, 2017, at 1:05 PM, Ted Kremenek via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>> wrote:
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>> I have no problem with the project moving to forums instead of the Mailman mailing lists we have now — if it is the right set of tradeoffs.
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> I like and prefer the status quo, particularly for Swift Evolution.
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> * The mailing lists are web searchable and provide a permanent public record. My personal mail archives formed from list traffic are even more searchable because all the data is on my computer. 
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> * Gmane was a painful lesson learned on why it's so important that the tools be completely owned and controlled from swift.org <http://swift.org/>. It's easy enough (although not perfect) to grab a link from http://lists.swift.org <http://lists.swift.org/> archives for sharing. At most you're searching through one week.

AFAIK you can host your own discours sever.

> * Topic discoverability is excellent. Each day, I need only scan the subject lines and know what's being discussed and how recently. I flag what interests me, archive the rest. When a subject that I previously archived as not interesting starts gathering momentum, I see its traffic increase. I can make a determination immediately about whether I want to continue reading.
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> * There is little thread-drift and off-topic chatter. List members are extremely responsible when it comes to updating subject lines or starting new threads as needed. The mailing list discourages purely social banter.
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> If anything, I have minor suggestions on how to improve announcements since they sometimes skip SE-Announce or have incorrect links, etc. If anyone wants my opinion on that, please contact me directly off-list.
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> -- E
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