[vote] Create private mailing list for OpenWrt committers

[Christian Marangi (Ansuel)]

Il giorno sab 5 apr 2025 alle ore 18:29 <wigyori at uid0.hu> ha scritto:
>
> 2025-04-03 22:49 időpontban Hauke Mehrtens ezt írta:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I propose creating a new mailing list that only OpenWrt committers can
> > read. All OpenWrt committers should be subscribed by default, and it
> > should be possible to send messages to the list without requiring a
> > subscription. Additionally, this list should replace the current
> > abuse at openwrt.org and contact at openwrt.org addresses handling with
> > freescout.openwrt.org.
> >
> > This would be similar to the old openwrt-hackers at lists.openwrt.org
> >
> > Please vote Yes or +1 if you support the creation of this list.
> >
> > I will conclude the vote on 26th April 2025.
>
> Hi,
>
> With the benefit of doubt that this won't be just a theater for the
> public^Wcommitter population, +1. While it's absolutely understood that
> certain discussions (as in security-, vendor-, or similar matters)
> shouldn't take place in public or be publicly archived, the LEDE fork is
> just too close to comfort when Signal groups and private chats are
> mentioned again instead of discussing issues in public.
>

Just to be transparent enough about the topic of private chat,
the usage was only to sync on specific stuff example APK or buildbot
where a quick response was needed and IRC was problematic for
timing response (or connection lost).

I feel a private mailing list usage would be for security stuff (reported
vulnerability and how to proceed with fixing/disclose), bad act from
vendor... As Hauke said, the freescout email are hardly used and they
are really needed for other kind of conversation from external to team,
not team to team.

A private mailing list is also useful to ""fix"" the problem for the periodic
web meeting where we have to select every email to send the invitation
and day proposal. This way we will just send the email to the mailing list
and be done with it.

I added a bullet point so we can discuss this on the web meeting.
Given how delicate the topic is, I think we will have to clearly state what
is the usage of that list to enforce transparency.