On Mon, 2023-03-20 at 10:54 +0100, Michal Suchánek wrote: > On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 10:22:53AM +0100, Michal Suchánek wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 07:20:43AM +1000, Tim Hudson wrote: > > > On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:10 PM Dr. Matthias St. Pierre via > > > openssl-users < > > > openssl-users@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > There is a lot more activity on GitHub and there is a *high > > > overlap* in the > > > types of items raised as issues and the openssl-users mailing > > > list - and it > > > is clear that at least a few of those on the openssl-users > > > mailing list > > > aren't participating in GitHub related activity - which means > > > they are > > > missing out on the *majority *of the activity that is happening > > > in the > > > developer community. > > > > > > GitHub "watch" allows you to follow *all *the activity (which is > > > in essence > > > the only way openssl-users works - you get everything or nothing > > > and you > > > have to select what items you dive into and respond to). > > > If you are on openssl-users to lurk and you are not also > > > subscribed > > > watching on GitHub then you are not actually achieving your > > > stated > > > objective of watching other peoples questions and other people's > > > answers. > > > > > > You should go to https://github.com/openssl/openssl and click on > > > Watch now > > > - selecting "All Activity". > > > > Which means you no longer have the distinction between -devel amd - > > users > > which is one of the objections. > > And it does not actually work. > > - github supports editing issues but edits are not sent, only > initial posting Yeah, that is a problem, although not a major one IMO. Post editing should not be overused. I.e., ok to fix minor typos, etc. but you should not completely change meaning of a post by editing it. > - AFAIK github does not support replying through mail It supports it. > - github might have an API but how many MUAS support importing > github issues from gihub? The API for mailing list archives called > 'download mailbox' is widely supported by MUAS which means you can > read the archived questions and answers locally in your MUA if the > archive website accessibility, search, or other features are not to > your liking. Yeah -- Tomáš Mráz, OpenSSL
