Request to reconfigure the list with [xorg] in subject line
Luc Verhaegen
libv at skynet.be
Mon Dec 3 13:19:33 PST 2007
On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 04:06:00PM -0500, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 12:59:50PM -0800, Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> > On 2007-12-03 21:30+0100 Arkadiusz Miskiewicz wrote:
> > >
> > > There is constant header:
> > >
> > > List-Id: Discuss issues related to the xorg tree <xorg.lists.freedesktop.org>
> > > Filter by that.
> >
> > That works for automatic filtering, but is not nearly as convenient for
> > filtering by humans as a simple descriptor in the subject line. I assume
> > that is why most lists have such a subject-line descriptor enabled. So I
> > renew my request that this list conform to that convention.
>
> I doubt you'll win, though I can see both sides.
>
> procmail can be convinced to do what you want.
>
> Most lists have such tags because they're for civilians, who can't be
> assumed to have reasonable MUA processing available to them. So in a
> perverse sort of way, it's a compliment.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
Ah... I just missed most of this thread because my manual processing is
not good enough.
I would very much prefer [xorg] in front of everything. This would make
me personally, with my inbox == TODO list kind of mail handling, much
happier. Although i do tend to be quite good at author/subject based
sorting, i've had quite a bit of practice, it is not perfect, and in
this case the xorg bit fell off the end of my console.
The most important reason is this: this change would mean that Xorg
would become slightly less chauvinistic. Most projects i track do have
[] in front, the only exceptions being lkml and some x related lists.
Maybe it would be good if we stepped off our pedestal and acted like a
normal open source project.
Luc Verhaegen.
SUSE/Novell X Driver Developer.
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