Re: Cross-posting linux-media, linux-dvb etc

[stev391@xxxxxxxxx]

Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:13:26 +0100
> Lars Hanisch wrote:
>
>> Mike Isely wrote:
>>> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Friday 16 January 2009 15:48:45 Patrick Boettcher wrote:
>>>>> Hi Mauro,
>>>>>
>>>>> Since the creation of linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I'm seeing lots of
>>>>> cross-postings between linux-dvb, linux-media and video4linux. This
>>>>> is a little bit annoying if you are subscribed to all of those lists.
>>>>>
>>>>> Worse is, that some people only send requests to linux-media. Like
>>>>> that linux-dvb-only subscribers can't help...
>>>>>
>>>>> Why not closing linux-dvb (and video4linux) and transferring the
>>>>> currently subscribed users to linux-media automatically?
>>>> I agree with Patrick. I suggest a daily automatic posting to linux-dvb and video4linux
>>>> telling people that on February 1st these lists disappear and that they should use
>>>> linux-media instead. Then they can be closed down at the end of the month. I definitely
>>>> wouldn't wait any longer since it is rather messy right now. One month transition period
>>>> seems reasonable to me.
>>>>
>>> Amen to that. I've been telling people to go over to linux-media, but old habits are hard
>>> to break. It's time to actually make a clean break from the old lists.
>> +1 from me
>>
>> Although I'm not an active developer (I'm just an interested user), reading the lists at
>> the moment is hard...
>
> Instead of just removing the ML, maybe the better is to change the reply to to
> linux-media and send an autoreply message to the sender.
>> Lars.
>
> Cheers,
> Mauro

Reasons I'd like to keep both lists going:

1. My subscription requests to linux-media have yielded nothing. Anything broken with the
approval process?

2. I agree with another poster: I only care about broadcast and cable video, both analog and
digital. I eventually hope to help get my "AnyTV AUTV002 USB ATSC/QAM Tuner Stick" supported by
V4L, and then use it in a MythTV system. I'd prefer a list that focuses on such devices and
systems, if possible. Which seems to match the mission of linux-dvb!

The general issue of multi-posting seems typical of list forking/merging/moving, and should
settle down as the intent of each of the lists in the group of lists becomes better established
in practice.


-BobC

I have not yet subscribed to the new mailing list as there appears to be no "digest" option.  I do not want 100's of emails filling up my inbox, I prefer it all to be condensed down into a managable amount of emails.  Before any says that I should have a filter or (insert some other similiar feature) to handle the emails.  This is not an option for me.

Regards,

Stephen.

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