From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alan Mackenzie Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Good job emacs-devel Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:07:05 +0000 Message-ID: <20151209210705.GC1896@acm.fritz.box> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1449695127 24825 80.91.229.3 (9 Dec 2015 21:05:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:05:27 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 09 22:05:15 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1a6lvG-0002bH-FU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:05:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37805 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a6lvF-00086G-Qv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:05:13 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58477) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a6lv4-00085w-0b for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:05:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a6lv0-00049v-Sg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:05:01 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.muc.de ([193.149.48.3]:31071) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a6lv0-00049n-JQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:04:58 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail 88530 invoked by uid 3782); 9 Dec 2015 21:04:57 -0000 Original-Received: from acm.muc.de (p579E96B4.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [87.158.150.180]) by colin.muc.de (tmda-ofmipd) with ESMTP; Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:04:56 +0100 Original-Received: (qmail 13536 invoked by uid 1000); 9 Dec 2015 21:07:05 -0000 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.1.12 (Macallan) X-Primary-Address: acm@muc.de X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: FreeBSD 9.x X-Received-From: 193.149.48.3 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:196004 Archived-At: Hello, John. On Wed, Dec 09, 2015 at 12:12:04PM -0800, John Wiegley wrote: > Hello to all on emacs-devel, > I just wanted to write today and say that over the last couple of months, I've > really noticed an improvement in both the tone and focus of this list. People > have been conscientious about changing subject when starting new threads, and > off-topic banter has stayed at a minimum (or flowed appropriately into > emacs-tangents). Maybe this post of mine really ought to go there, but the thread hasn't developed at all, yet. > So, good job everyone! I'm happy to see us entering 2016 with such a strong > and professional emphasis on getting 25.1 ready. I've noticed this too. What a relief! All you had to do was ask. :-) > We have 1,118 members on the list today, .... HOW many? Wow! Just imagine how Emacs development might be if all these 1,118 list members were actively contributing. Then again, ..... [ .... ] > Onward to 2016 and 25.1! > John -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).