On 2020-07-30 11:51:24 +0100 (+0100), Paul Moore wrote: [...]
1. Will dropping distutils-sig mean that people who prefer interacting here lose their voice in packaging discussions?
Probably not. I think the fact that most of the list's prior conversation has already moved to Discourse means this is already the case, and so closing this ML is probably more a reflection of the reality that those voices are effectively absent in relevant conversations now.
2. Will having one fewer "recommended place" to start discussions make it easier for new participants to get involved? [...]
Maybe. But as I've seen in many other communities, discussions start organically in a variety of places and platforms, and are rarely constrained by community consensus "recommendations" of venue. -- Jeremy Stanley