Github notifications - Spam or ham?

I don't like how the context of comments is lost on the list and I prefer githubs notification system. As it is I need to be on the look for non-github messages in order not to miss them between all the "spam".

However I would like to know if any of this force feeding led to participation that wouldn't have happened otherwise.

Btw: If anyone needs to have mailing list only access to the notifications (i.e. doesn't want to use github) we could still offer this on a separate list.

Cheers, Ludwig

Oleg Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr> schrieb:

Dear rioters, for some weeks I've activated the notifications from Github to be sent to

this

mailing list. The intentions are twofold: 1.) By default, notifications from Github on issues, commits, pull requests etc. are only sent to the persons directly involved. Though, in many cases    the event might be interesting for more folks. 2.) For many people it is more convenient to discuss things on a mailing list    than to use a web front end (i.e., Github). However, these notifications clearly increase the amount of traffic on this mailing list and I'm not sure if everybody appreciates that. What's your opinion? Does the increased amount of traffic bother you or

do you

I’ve configured my filters accordingly so all the notifications are dumped into a seperate folder where I’m not notified about every new mail. But I would support Ludwig’s proposal of splitting the notifications into an extra mailing list.

Regards, Martin

Hi!

Hi,

Hi,

No, if we do this, it should be an extra mailing list. The commit mailing list should be reserved to github commit notifications and commits that can be merged git-am style.

okay, if nobody vetoes I'll switch the notifications to notifications@riot-os.org by tomorrow evening.

Cheers, Oleg

Hi,

No, if we do this, it should be an extra mailing list. The commit mailing list should be reserved to github commit notifications and commits that can be merged git-am style.

okay, if nobody vetoes I'll switch the notifications to notifications@riot-os.org by tomorrow evening.

You young fools. Only when the last mailing list dries out, when the last IRC server is down, when the last development tool can only be used through Firefox 88+, you'll realize that you've joined the dark side.

I still prefer old-school mailing list discussions and patch submissions, but I won't veto, so go ahead.

I realize that pointing the notifications to a different list is only a small change.

And, don't you feel bettered when feeling the urge to switch back

Kaspar

Hey,

okay, if nobody vetoes I'll switch the notifications to notifications@riot-os.org by tomorrow evening.

done.

Cheers, Oleg