While the technical kinks are being ironed out, could the engineers keep in mind, us folks that would like to keep an ear all around. Either a list with a digest of messages from each group Subject: [p6-syntax-3.1.4] Digest 24 Dec 2003 Subject: [p6-XS-3.1.4.1.5.9] Digest 1 Jun 2001 Or individual emails, or .... <chaim> >>>>> "TB" == Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk> writes: TB> On Tue, Jul 25, 2000 at 11:37:14AM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: >> At 11:38 AM 7/25/00 -0400, mjd-list-bootstrap@plover.com wrote: >> >I suggested to Nat that we could set up a web page or some other >> >mechanism that would make it very easy to create a mailing list >> >quickly and then to destroy it again later. (I would volunteer for >> >this if necessary.) The technical issues are not difficult, because >> >of EZMLM. The security issues also do not seem to be difficult. >> > >> >I would be interested in whether this seems to be a good idea. >> >> I'd go for this, especially if the lists had an automatic self-destruct >> mechanism. ("This list will self destruct in 10 days. Beep!") They'd give a >> sandbox to contain discussion on a particular topic for a while but keep >> things from going on interminably. TB> I agree in general. TB> I suggest that sub-groups be setup in exactly the same manner as the TB> parent working group. TB> We're pretty much agreed that each working group has a chairperson, TB> mailing list, charter/goals, lifespan (and whatever else) which are TB> agreed in advance by the Perl6 project manager. TB> These sub-groups can be defined recursively as mini working groups. TB> They'd have a chairperson, mailing list, charter/goals, lifespan TB> (and whatever else) which are agreed in advance with the chairperson of TB> the parent working group. TB> Seems kinda neat. -- Chaim Frenkel Nonlinear Knowledge, Inc. chaimf@pobox.com +1-718-236-0183Thread Previous | Thread Next