Hi John,
On 25.01.2018 23:36, John J. Karcher wrote:
What do you think of setting up a new "Community Development" mailing list, for discussion and coordination within the development community that doesn't need the attention of the core developers?
as far as I am concerned, I am not really concerned. ;-)
I think that the current mailing list works quite for the following reasons:
* It provides a single point of reference for Genode-related questions and discussions, which avoids potential confusion of new community members. E.g., the forum we once offered at Sourceforge turned out to be a mistake. After all, the more communication channels we have, the more likely a topic might go unnoticed by one person or another.
* The traffic is at a manageable level, and the overall quality and tone of the postings is nice. I don't feel overwhelmed by it.
* Advanced technical discussion and coordination happens at the issue tracker anyway. So there is already a distinct communication channel in place for getting work done.
We're probably already at the stage now where it would be helpful, but I think the "Year Of Sculpt" will generate much wider hobbyist interest than in the past, which could disrupt the S/N ratio of this list.
(Eventually, an end-user oriented ML would probably be a good idea also, but that should be a year or more away.)
That is a very good point. Once we get an influx of Sculpt users, a community-organized forum targeted specifically to the needs and questions of end users would be a welcome contribution! Are you interested in building up and moderating such a community place?
We may also consider a sub-reddit as a place for chitchatting, which wouldn't perfectly suit the mailing list or a discussion forum.
Cheers Norman