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Re: Using linux-announce as announce list for sipb-debian

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sam Hartman)
Thu Aug 29 18:09:59 2002

To: Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@mit.edu>
Cc: linux-dev@mit.edu, sipb-debian@mit.edu
From: Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:09:55 -0400
In-Reply-To: <200208292054.QAA08484@the-other-woman.mit.edu> (Jonathon
 Weiss's message of "Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:54:37 -0400 (EDT)")

>>>>> "Jonathon" == Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@MIT.EDU> writes:

    >> We're wondering whether sending sipb-debian related
    >> announcements to linux-announce would be appropriate.  If so,
    >> we'll ask people installing sipb-debian to subscribe themselves
    >> to linux-announce.  Otherwise we will create another list.

    Jonathon> This is an interesting question.  I'd been meaning to
    Jonathon> ask whether it was ok for me to put linux-announce on
    Jonathon> release-announce.  The theory here is that the poeple
    Jonathon> who are on linux-announce are there because they used
    Jonathon> one of SIPBs installers to install linux-Athena on their
    Jonathon> workstation.  It seems like it might benefit both those
    Jonathon> users, and I/S to have them receive the announcements

I think adding release-announce is fine.  The question in my mind is
whether linux-announce should be broad and get both athena-related and
sipb-debian related mail or whether it should only get Athena related
mail.


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