[DebianGIS-dev] Debian GIS metapackages available [Was: debian-gis_0.0.1_i386.changes ACCEPTED]

[Francesco P. Lovergine]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 04:04:13PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 02:30:18PM +0200, Johan Van de Wauw wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Andreas Tille <tille at debian.org> wrote:
> > 
> > >   1. Move the general discussion about GIS to a to be created
> > >      mailing list about all GIS issues in Debian.  If you agree
> > >      I will ask listmaster for registering
> > >        debian-gis at lists.debian.org
> > 
> > I'm pro. Even if only one person joins debian-gis who would not join
> > pkg-grass-general (or finds a message in an archive, ...),I consider
> > the move successful.
> 
> Fine.  I think we are now three persons who consider a
> 
>    debian-gis at lists.debian.org
> 
> list as useful - so just let's talk there.  I'll care for the creation
> of this list and keep you informed.
>  
> > In fact, I think you should send your message also to the
> > pkg-grass-general list to get feedback.
> 
> In CC.
>  
> > >   2. Keep those mails which are concerning the *package* *development*
> > >      of packages like GRASS, Qgis etc in pkg-grass-devel and use
> > >      pkg-osm-maint for OSM and GPS devices related stuff
> > 
> > I'm not the right person to judge how much work switching that list is
> > (eg all packages refer to the list), but I would also move towards
> > debian-gis-devel. It is more consistent, and if the debian-gis list is
> > created, we have the 'momentum' to change it, otherwise it will not
> > happen.
> 

I have not specific preferences about lists, I simply would note that
pkg-grass-general/devel were born at the time to manage a low traffic
packaging oriented list and listmasters had the opinion that alioth
lists were appropriate for that. That said, I would also note that
current -general list is closed to subscribers, while debian-gis
would be open to the world (as generally done for all listmasters lists), 
with obvious consequence for subscribers about spamming...

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Francesco P. Lovergine