| The [Melange](MelangeIntro.md) community uses some mailing lists as the |
| primary method of communication. Our goal is to use these mailing lists |
| to support the development of the [SoC framework](SoCOverview.md) and |
| Melange web applications, and to assist the organizations |
| and users that rely on that framework to participate in programs such |
| as [Google Summer of Code](GSoC.md) <sup>TM</sup>. Our guidelines for using these |
| mailing lists have been written with this goal in mind. Like the other |
| guidelines related to participating in the Melange project, the Melange |
| contributors, in cooperation with the community at large, will update |
| these guidelines as needed. |
| |
| We encourage participation on these mailing lists, but we also ask that |
| participants treat each other with mutual respect and remember that the |
| ultimate goal is to promote the development and use of open source and |
| free software. |
| |
| These mailing lists are hosted on [Google Groups](http://groups.google.com) |
| and share some common access settings. |
| |
| "Project owners" of the [SoC project](http://code.google.com/p/soc/) hosted on |
| [Google Code](http://code.google.com) are, by default (unless they decline), |
| made owners of all Google Groups used by the Melange project. Similarly, |
| "project members" are, by default (again, unless they decline), made |
| managers of both of these Google Groups. |
| |
| Group content (mailing list archives and discussions) can be viewed by |
| the public at large on all of Melange lists. To help prevent list spam, only |
| actual group members can post to the mailing lists and discussions. To |
| prevent email spam, only owners and managers can view the corresponding |
| Google Groups membership lists. |
| |
| Due to lack of revision control in Google Groups, the Google Code wiki |
| is preferred for all documentation, and `svn` for files (usually, but |
| not necessarily, source code). The Pages and Files sections of the |
| Google Groups used by the Melange project have been disabled and will not |
| be used. |
| |
| ## General discussion list |
| |
| The primary mailing list used by the Melange project is the `melange-soc` |
| [discussion mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/melange-soc). |
| |
| To post to the mailing list, membership is required, but normal group |
| membership (with the limitations described above) is not restricted and |
| is open to anyone. To sign up, visit http://groups.google.com/group/melange-soc |
| |
| ## Developer list |
| |
| The mailing list used for development discussions (such as |
| [code reviews](ContributionReviews#Code_reviews.md)) is the `melange-soc-dev` |
| [developer mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/melange-soc-dev). |
| |
| Please keep in mind that this list is intended for current and potential |
| contributors to the Melange project, not for reporting issues or making |
| feature requests. (Issues can be reported and new |
| features requested using the |
| [issue tracker](http://code.google.com/p/soc/issues/list) on |
| [Google Code](http://code.google.com/)). Participation on this developer |
| mailing list (and in the |
| [IRC channel](IrcChannelGuidelines.md)) is the "gateway" to earning commit |
| access in the SoC project hosted on [Google Code](http://code.google.com/). |
| |
| ## Issues list |
| |
| The mailing list used by the `soc@googlecode.com` account on |
| [Google Code](http://code.google.com/) |
| when comments are made in the |
| [issue tracker](http://code.google.com/p/soc/issues/list) |
| and on |
| [wiki pages](http://code.google.com/p/soc/wiki) |
| is the `melange-soc-issues` |
| [issues mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/melange-soc-issues). |
| |
| This list should probably be treated mostly as an "announcement" list, |
| since any discussion carried on using the mailing list, instead of in |
| the issue tracker or wiki comments systems, will not be recorded back |
| on Google Code. This leaves someone reading the issue or wiki comments |
| via Google Code web interface with an incomplete picture. That being |
| said, the community will use this mailing list whichever way works |
| best, and people can always venture over to the `melange-soc-issues` |
| [Google Group](http://groups.google.com/group/melange-soc-issues) |
| to see what they are missing. |
| |
| Please use the |
| [Melange project issue tracker](http://code.google.com/p/soc/issues/list) on |
| [Google Code](http://code.google.com/) to report new issues or make feature |
| requests, instead of the mailing lists. |
| |
| ## Commits list |
| |
| The mailing list used for SVN commit messages sent out by the |
| `soc@googlecode.com` account on |
| [Google Code](http://code.google.com/) is the `melange-soc-commits` |
| [svn commits mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/melange-soc-commits). |
| |
| Please consider forwarding any replies you might have to a commit |
| message to the original `melange-soc-dev` |
| [developer mailing list](MailingListsGuidelines#Developer_list.md) |
| instead of this list, so that discussions can take place there, in |
| front of a wider audience. This mailing list exists by request, |
| merely to make filtering and sorting of `svn commit` noise easier. |
| |
| Please use the |
| [Melange project issue tracker](http://code.google.com/p/soc/issues/list) on |
| [Google Code](http://code.google.com/) to report issues or make feature requests, |
| instead of the mailing lists. |
| |
| ## Build list |
| |
| The mailing list used for discussing passing and failing tests and other build health issues is the `melange-soc-build` [build health mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/melange-soc-build). |
| |
| ## Abuse |
| |
| List owners and managers reserve the right to decide what constitutes |
| abuse on the [Google Groups](http://groups.google.com) mailing lists used by |
| the Melange project. While spirited debate is encouraged in order to |
| stimulate creativity and produce web applications of which we can all |
| be proud, list participants are expected to respect the fellow list |
| participants and the Melange community guidelines. |
| |
| |
| --- |
| |
| _Copyright 2008 Google Inc._ |
| _This work is licensed under a_ |
| [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License](http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-attribution-2_5.html). |
| [](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/) |
