[jsr-314-open] [ADMIN] jsr-314-comments at jcp.org goes straight to jsr-314-open.

[Pete Muir]

Andy,

Personally, I much prefer (2) as well. I think the distinction you  
describe is a good thing, and I also think it makes mail organization  
easier.

On 19 Apr 2009, at 15:06, Andy Schwartz wrote:

> Hi Ed -
>
> As discussed in the "Open Community Feedback List?" thread, I am  
> very much in favor of opening up the way in which the community  
> provides feedback.  It seems like we've got two options for how to  
> do this:
>
> 1. Forward emails from jsr-314-comments to jsr-314-open.
> 2. Open up jsr-314-comments (ie. make jsr-314-comments read/write/ 
> archived for the world).
>
> #2 maintains some separation between EG communications and EG 
> +community communications.  #1 blurs the lines a bit more than #2 -  
> ie. #1 is somewhat closer to making jsr-314-open truly open/writable  
> to the world.  Anyone can send email to jsr-314-open - just that  
> some folks use a different alias.  Perhaps eliminating the  
> separation is a good thing.
>
> I don't have a strong sense for which of these two options would  
> work better in practice.  Dan - I know you have spent more time  
> thinking this through than I have.  Can you comment on how you view  
> #1 vs #2?  Do you have a strong preference for #1?
>
> I definitely prefer either of these options over our current  
> situation.  Just would like to hear more thoughts on the trade-offs  
> between these options.  Oh, and, I am only speculating that #2 is  
> actually a valid option.  If it is not, then, yes, I definitely  
> support #1.
>
> Andy
>
> Ed Burns wrote On 4/19/2009 2:01 AM ET:
>> Since at least 2004, the JCP jsr-XXX-comments at jcp.org email lists  
>> set up
>> by the JCP go to the spec leads.  Spec leads may then send such  
>> comments
>> on to the EG at their discretion.
>> Dan Allen suggests we change this arrangement and have
>> jsr-314-comments at jcp.org go straight to the jsr-314-open at jcp.org  
>> list.
>> Personally, I favor the existing arrangement but will go with the
>> prevalent opinion.  Thoughts?
>>
>> Ed
>>

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