Today, the moderators of the Bitcoin developer mailing list, Ruben Somsen, Brian Bishop, and Warren Togami, announced Migrate your mailing list to Google Groups.
“The bitcoin-dev mailing list has migrated from Sourceforge.net, where it was originally hosted, to Linux Foundation, OSUOSL, and now to Google Groups.” Said Bitcoin developer Brian Bishop.
As of February 2024, we will no longer accept emails to the old list, so we encourage existing mailing list subscribers to act quickly. The new mailing list location will be accessible. here.
If you miss your invitation or would like to subscribe manually, we offer alternative options such as email subscription or online interface registration using your Google Account. “If you missed the invitation and would like to subscribe manually, you have two options,” the announcement states. You can send an email to bitcoindev+subscribe@googlegroups.com and reply to the automated email you receive (please check your spam folder). Alternatively, you can subscribe through the online interface at . https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindevusing a Google Account (different from Gmail; you can create a Google Account with any email address you like).
This announcement also emphasizes the importance of remaining opted-in to receive all messages to encourage active participation and maintain continuity in the conversation so that replies are properly organized. did.
Additionally, the migration ensures preservation and access of archived mailing list content with backups available (no Google account required). externally, you can view old mailing lists. It’s important to note that moderators “are not relying on Google for anything important here, they’re just using Google as a vehicle for information that should already be public.”
Mailing list moderators would also like to remind participants to ensure that their posts are relevant to everyone in order to maintain a good signal-to-noise ratio. Here’s a list of mailing list rules that haven’t changed: here. Moderators can be contacted at bitcoindev+owner@googlegroups.com.
