Re: web archive and pages

["Adam 'WeirdArms' Wiggins" <awiggins@cse.unsw.edu.au>]

On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Graham Seaman wrote:

> 
> > 
> > 	How many people are actually on this list? I'm also curious how we
> > can get a discusion going and avoid the off-topic SPAM that we've just
> > experienced on the other lists. 
> There are 8 people on the list. Some are people also on the openip
> and pleb lists; others I don't know (I'm reluctant to post names in case
> people just want to lurk!).

	I was really just after an idea of how big it was.

> At the moment the list isn't moderated. I could moderate it if thats
> what people want (but am not sure how much time that would take up).
> Or perhaps cross posting could be barred? I'm using majordomo for the
> list; MHonarch for the web archive; but its the first time I've tried
> running a mail list. Does anyone here know the best way to run a list with
> these tools?

	Hopefully moderation won't be needed, but a simple method is to
restrict allowed postings to people on the list. Easier to remove spam
that way. As for the tools I have no idea, sorry :(
 > 
> > 	The cross-postings were to bring together all interested parties
> > for hardware licencing and now it seems to have had the opposite effect.
> > 	In my mind I'm thinking it's possibly better to let each group
> > sort out their own licencing and then discuse the relative
> > merits/weaknesses of each? Or do the rest of you think we canbring
> > together the interested groups and work something out together?
> 
> I don't think a list like this one can (or should) try to work out
> licenses for particular groups; that would be trying to take over other
> peoples work. I saw its function as more like the license-discuss group
> for software licenses (before that got flooded out with spam): a place
> where people could post queries about hardware licenses in the hope
> of getting a sensible discussion or suggestions.
> But I'm only running the list-server; whatever people want to do with the
> list you can do, as long as it doesn't give me too much work ;-)
> 
	Sounds like the best way to go, allows discussion for development
as well as a place for people to find licences to suit their needs or at
least groups developing with similar needs.

	Cheers Adam