Re: sourceware hardware transition plan, part 1/N

[Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please@sourceware.org>]

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 12:09:35PM -0400, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
>> Should we rsync stuff over and then start working on a ezmlm->mailman
>> translation?  We'll also likely need to do a lot of work to keep URLs
>> correct.
>
>(My original thought was that the existing mhonarc archives would be
>preserved, so existing URLs would stay valid; just new archives would
>go to a new http url hierarchy.)

Ah, that would be easier.  So we just have an "old" archive which
preserves the old ml and a "new" one.

So, would it make sense to populate the new archive with old content too
just for consistency?  We'd have duplicate content but it seems like it
would be less confusing to end users.

>> Do we REALLY want to move from ezmlm?  Isn't there an rpm-based package
>> out there somewhere that we could use?
>
>Well, dunno.  ezmlm is not the worst thing about old sourceware; if
>others are content, we could keep it awhile longer.  The mediawiki
>transition could also be done later, on-line.

I chatted with Ian about this on irc.  The problem with ezmlm and qmail
is that they are not maintained and, so, are unaware of new standards
like DKIM.

If we think we will have to at some point then I think we should pull
the band-aid off now.  Or, alternatively, commit to supporting both
packages ourselves.

cgf