So a group of developers I am tangentially working with is discussing moving the mailing list, and there is a strong pushback against moving it to launchpad because:
a. a developer doesn't want to have to "join" a "team" in order to subscribe to a mailing list and
b. the mailing list functionality is quite difficult to discover
regarding issue b., the developer wrote: 'Unless you know that there is a list, you wouldn't even think there is one: the link to the list only shows up under "Answers" as "Answer Contact" and page there makes it look like the list is for $PROJECT developers only'
A different developer wrote:
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Since Launchpad's UI makes this basically impossible to discover, here are the steps for getting on to that list:
I think these two issues may be intimately related, so I'm posting the both on this bug #194126, but if people responsible for launchpad design think otherwise I will create a separate ticket for "mailing lists are hard to discover".
So a group of developers I am tangentially working with is discussing moving the mailing list, and there is a strong pushback against moving it to launchpad because:
a. a developer doesn't want to have to "join" a "team" in order to subscribe to a mailing list and
b. the mailing list functionality is quite difficult to discover
regarding issue b., the developer wrote: 'Unless you know that there is a list, you wouldn't even think there is one: the link to the list only shows up under "Answers" as "Answer Contact" and page there makes it look like the list is for $PROJECT developers only'
A different developer wrote:
"""
Since Launchpad's UI makes this basically impossible to discover, here are the steps for getting on to that list:
* Make sure you have a launchpad.net account and are logged in. (Start here if you don't have one: <https:/ /login. launchpad. net/+new_ account>.) /launchpad. net/~your- username/ +editemails> to double check.) /launchpad. net/~$PROJECT- users>. (By the way, this isn't linked anywhere from <https:/ /launchpad. net/$PROJECT>.)
* If you already did have one, make sure your email address is correct. (See <https:/
* Go here: <https:/
* Click "join the team".
* Make sure "Subscribe me to this team's mailing list" is checked.
* Click "join".
"""
I think these two issues may be intimately related, so I'm posting the both on this bug #194126, but if people responsible for launchpad design think otherwise I will create a separate ticket for "mailing lists are hard to discover".