Re: Moderate PHP-DEV

On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 14:00, Weston Houghton wrote: > This worries me somewhat. I do not have a CVS account. I do not > actively develop and contribute to the PHP sourcecode right now, > however my company uses php very very much. I would like to keep up to > date on what is happening with the development team and figuring out > what directions they are leaning and why. And if I want to contribute > code down the road, I would like to be able to. > > So, I don't have a cvs account right now, and I don't need one, but if > it were required to be on the list, then I would not be able to be on > the list. > > I'd appreciate not having that requirement myself. You could be on a list of pre-allowed posters. also note, this is only a write requirement, reading is completely free. -Sterling > > Wes > > > > On Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 01:53 PM, Marcus Börger wrote: > > > > >> A couple thoughts.... > >> > >> Aside from renaming the php-dev list, we should remove the 'PHP and > >> Zend Engine internals lists' from the regular mailing list page, put > >> them in a 'developers' section (name isn't important) that describes > >> cvs access, dev email lists, how to build (ie. win32 libraries), etc. > > > > I guess this is the solution! > > > >> Then another item that might be considered if it is not already done, > >> allowing posts only from those that have cvs access. > > > > Hm, i don't know. I for one directly contacted rasmus as he was the > > developer mentioned in the sources > > in which i found and corrected errors when i started working here. > > However i guess not all of us started > > this way, did we? > > > >> A second conditional list of allowed posters can be added that are > >> people who do not have cvs access, but we want to allow to post. > > > > That would be a minimum requirenment.... > > > >> Otherwise, the list can be readable by all. > > > > Dito. > > > >> A post rejected message could tell them to try a different email > >> list, but if they really feel the email is for the dev list > > > > I already did this proposal but it was declined... > > > >> , send it to xyz@php.net and it will be reviewed by someone when they > >> get the time. > > > > Round robin list? Everyone in php-dev has to take care for some days? > > > > regards > > marcus > > > > > > -- > > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- "C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg." - Bjarne Stroustrup