From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Karl Fogel Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Proposal for an emacs-humanities mailing list Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 19:24:42 -0600 Message-ID: <87pn3vr605.fsf@red-bean.com> References: <10e79eeb32b5d8f49453fe62f145172d@skeletons.cc> Reply-To: Karl Fogel Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="1003"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: "Paul W. Rankin" To: Emacs Devel Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 30 02:26:16 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kjXxH-00008v-UB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 30 Nov 2020 02:26:15 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53470 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kjXxG-0004Mg-Sz for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 29 Nov 2020 20:26:14 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:49252) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kjXvy-0003mq-Gz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Nov 2020 20:24:55 -0500 Original-Received: from newsp.red-bean.com ([45.79.25.59]:50098 helo=sanpietro.red-bean.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kjXvs-0005ME-Bm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Nov 2020 20:24:54 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=red-bean.com; s=202005newsp; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID: In-Reply-To:Date:Reply-To:References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description; bh=Gan4bI2M407qE+WfYEfDBcJUMUTPbJP0HFg5T+JgR/0=; t=1606699484; x=1607909084; b=csSakCqfVpTGhffgIZ5s91dRvPEBFqg++M6DRQ7/KcJUW9t5+VTu0BELPFVVoi5Q4YB4/s54OF pxYSG2sFpfCsY9Z6EwBeLnn9VHu1V5TAcKEoFELaIjyzBQZEjXFaXQf+5qwwfT83l1GPmM7qWPeFR Ivx6dHL4ZUFNVqG2Xk4UTUgcvX19pfK4NmxVlC1jk613B2QBuCxN1GmnzBdM4FrGwxLxYy4bdZjR8 jbNwFXUK3TqeKwNZXe1a0M7YT0ir+epbvzEve3Ge+uhfk2zv+0VTMhOEDW7dvqcPBPMM4GRIax+YC ZOr125QnneMYQz+DWdKpj3JzkS4uyRSGV/Tpg==; Original-Received: from 99-112-125-163.lightspeed.cicril.sbcglobal.net ([99.112.125.163]:41182 helo=floss) by sanpietro.red-bean.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kjXvn-0005Yq-Or; Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:24:43 +0000 In-Reply-To: <10e79eeb32b5d8f49453fe62f145172d@skeletons.cc> (Paul W. Rankin's message of "Sun, 29 Nov 2020 16:57:24 +1000") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=45.79.25.59; envelope-from=kfogel@red-bean.com; helo=sanpietro.red-bean.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:260039 Archived-At: On 29 Nov 2020, Paul W. Rankin" via "Emacs development discussions. wrote: >During EmacsConf 2020 it became clear that there is a sizeable number >of people who use Emacs outside of a programming context, specifically >in the Humanities, and there was support for a mailing list dedicated >to this group. > >The benefit of such a list would allow those using Emacs within the >Humanities a way to become more directly involved with the project >without committing to the emacs-devel or help-gnu-emacs lists, which >are much more programming-focused than the average Humanities user may >be comfortable with or interested in. > >I would be happy to administer this list, and could surely bring on >others of a similar background and interest. (I'm a member of the >Savannah Emacs group.) > >Proposed address: >emacs-humanities@gnu.org > >Proposed description: >This list is for general discussion and help for using GNU Emacs in >the Humanities. Participants are assumed to be non-programmers and >respected as such. This seems like a useful idea. I looked at https://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=emacs to see how one would request the creation of a new Emacs-related mailing list, but I didn't find an answer. Do you already know, or does someone here know how? Best regards, -Karl