Author: Peter Bowyer Date: To: Exim users mailing list Subject: Re: [exim] Exim 5
On 09/02/07, Ian Eiloart <iane@???> wrote: >
>
> --On 9 February 2007 09:40:47 +0000 Philip Hazel <ph10@???>
> wrote:
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> > On Thu, 8 Feb 2007, Peter Bowyer wrote:
> >
> >> > exim-dev.
> >>
> >> Possibly, but this is bigger than 'dev'. I'd hope we could get
> >> knowledgable, experienced non-develpers into the discussion. I believe
> >> we need to get together a strong core project team and have robust
> >> discussions on the future of the project -the 'what should the
> >> architecture look like for Exim 5+' discussion can happen after.
> >
> > If you think of exim-dev as "discussion about the development" rather
> > than "discussion by developers" then it suffices. However, I wouldn't
> > object to a new, special-purpose list. But then, I don't really want my
> > opinion(s) to affect any of this! :-)
>
> It also works if you think of "developers" as inclusive of everyone
> involved in the development process, including those with something to say
> about functional requirements or design, as well as coders.
I guess so - but the typical traffic on exim-dev concerns bugs,
patches, discussions on how to implement features and so on, and
bugzilla update notifications. That traffic doesn't mix well with what
we need to discuss now, hence my proposal for a separate forum.
