Re: This is now a proper Mailing List

[Glynn Foster <glynn foster sun com>]

On Thu, 2002-09-19 at 00:46, Mike Newman wrote:
> OK, we've gone public. Thanks to Greg this is now a proper mailing list.

Great stuff ;)

> For reasons of transparency - the applications and renewals should
> probably also be archived, so I'll alter the script in foundation-web to
> point here. Apologies if this messes up people's mail filters (mine too,
> if that helps :)

Okay, I've gone ahead and done this given the circumstances - hope this
is okay. I've also subscribed 'gnome-membership gnome org' to the list,
since otherwise we'll have to approve each mail from the web form - of
course I've also set it to receive no mail :)

> If anyone has any major objections to discussing business in public,
> perhaps now is a good time to air them. However, in my experience I
> think everyone is doing good work, and making sensible decisions.

Absolutely none from me - although I'm not really on the commitee
anymore ;)

> I know we have had some less-than-positive press in recent days, but
> this is not entirely the current committee's problem. There is a real
> acknowledgement that we are dealing with things in the best way we can
> given the policies and prior decisions we have inherited. 

Definitely, and you all know my feelings on this.

> What happens next I can't say for sure. But keep processing
> applications! :)

[sigh]

                                Glynn :)