improving mailing list info

[Derek Atkins]

Hi Hugh!
Fancy meeting you over here!  :)
Anyways, I have fixed the mailing list settings now to be more clear.

-derek

"D. Hugh Redelmeier" <hugh at mimosa.com> writes:

> [beware: newbie posting]
>
> <https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo>
>
> contains a line describing gnucash-patches list:
> 	gnucash-patches 	Patches for gnucash (makepatch format)
>
> It seems that this list is (1) read-only and (2) contains commit
> messages from the git repository
>
> Could someone change this, perhaps to:
> 	gnucash-patches commit messages from GNUCash git repository (read-only)
>
> ================
>
> <https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-patches>
>
> This says:
>
> 	About gnucash-patches 	
> 	English (USA)
>
> 	This mailing list is *only* for submitting patches against the current
> 	CVS tree. Generally there is no general discussion on this list.
>
> 	To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the
> 	gnucash-patches Archives.
>
> 	Or you can search the gnucash-patches Archives.
> 	Using gnucash-patches
>
> 	To post a message to all the list members, send email to
> 	gnucash-patches at gnucash.org.
>
> But:
>
> 1) the CVS tree has been retired
>
> 2) individuals cannot/shouldn't post to this list
>
> 3) this is list not the way to post patches
>
> The text should be reworded.  Here is a possible rewording
>
> 	This mailing list broadcasts commit messages from the GNUCash
> 	git repository.
>
> 	To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the
> 	gnucash-patches Archives.
>
> 	Or you can search the gnucash-patches Archives.
>
> 	Do not post to this list.
> _______________________________________________
> gnucash-devel mailing list
> gnucash-devel at gnucash.org
> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
>
>

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