[vote] Create private mailing list for OpenWrt committers

[Piotr Dymacz]

Hi Hauke,

On 3.04.2025 22:49, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> 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.

As I'm generally in favor of this idea, I still see a problem with 
outgoing e-mails handling (replies to messages sent to contact@ and abuse@).

AFAIR, freescout was supposed to help us handle that (everybody can 
answer and the sent out answer is visible for all members) but lack of 
time/interest/you name it and other issues got us back to same situation 
as before.

Maybe this should be first discussed during the team meeting?

-- 
Cheers,
Piotr

> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> Rationale:
> 
> Currently, some of the project's internal communication happens through
> direct emails, Signal, or small private groups. While some discussions
> should remain private, they shouldn’t be limited to a highly selective
> subset of individuals. A dedicated internal mailing list would provide a
> structured way to handle sensitive topics without resorting to
> fragmented, ad-hoc communication.
> 
> Public discussions and voting should still take place on openwrt-adm,
> and key management topics (e.g., release planning) should remain there.
> However, we may also want to consider merging openwrt-adm and
> openwrt-devel to streamline communication, but the merger is out of
> scope of this vote.
> 
>   From an operational standpoint, responding to external inquiries is
> often challenging. I hesitate to CC a public mailing list without
> explicit permission, but I’d have no issue including a private list.
> This would improve transparency while maintaining appropriate
> confidentiality.
> 
> Additionally, organizing OpenWrt meetings via direct emails to ~40
> committers is inefficient and prone to missing recipients. A dedicated
> mailing list would simplify coordination.
> 
> Finally, freescout.openwrt.org was broken for about six months, causing
> all incoming emails from this period to be lost. While it is now
> functional, it appears nobody is reading the mails. A dedicated private
> list would provide a more reliable channel for handling such inquiries.
> We are getting more than one spam mail per day on freescout, the spam
> filter on the mailling list is working much better.
> 
> Hauke
> 
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