Re: Create help-guix@gnu.org?

[Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>]

Hi everyone,

Florian Paul Schmidt <mista.tapas@gmx.net> writes:

> On 21.12.2015 17:21, Eric Bavier wrote:
>>>> Should we create a help-guix@gnu.org mailing list specifically
>>>> to answer user questions?
>>> 
>>> Consistent naming schemes are important. I object. How about
>>> 
>>> guix-help@gnu.org
>> 
>> I would agree with this, but we already have bug-guix@gnu.org.
>> 
>> Ludo, are email list names in any GNU guidelines?

I don't think there is a guideline, but there is tradition (sometimes
not followed) of conventional names for GNU mailing lists, which are:

  info-FOO@gnu.org  help-FOO@gnu.org  bug-FOO@gnu.org  FOO-devel@gnu.org

See https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/ for a list of all GNU
mailing lists.

> Also keep in mind auto completion :) bug-guix always irked me as odd..
>
> Flo

I agree that such name might feel more “natural” in some sense.
Nonetheless I don't think it makes sense to break a convention for such
little benefit.

So I encourage everyone to stop following their mood of the day in
regards of choosing a name.  Please!  :)

--
Mathieu Lirzin