"JC" == JC Dill <lists05@equinephotoart.com> writes:
JC> I personally don't see it as being a significant endorsement.
JC> AIUI, it's a patch that allows 2 software programs to work
JC> well together.My understanding is that the programs already work well together; you just type "archive@mail-archive.org" into "Mass Subscribe", hit "Submit" and you're there. The patch changes this to "one-click," ie, advertises the Mail Archive as part of the ordinary configuration process. This is very different from patching the docs to explain that the Mail Archive is an alternative / supplement to pipermail, MHonArc, or Gmane.
From a technical standpoint, I'm all for it (subject to the "defaults to OFF" policy). Archiving is a sore point with all the MLMs; giving admins another easy-to-install option is a plus. But from a support and PR standpoint, I think it does constitute an endorsement.
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