At present, moderators of the mailing record for Bitcoin builders, Ruben Somsen, Bryan Bishop, and Warren Togami, introduced the migration of the mailing record to Google Teams.
“The bitcoin-dev mailing record has migrated from Sourceforge.internet the place it was initially hosted, to Linux Basis, to OSUOSL, and now it’s migrating to Google Teams,” mentioned Bitcoin developer Bryan Bishop.
Subscribers to the present mailing record are urged to take motion promptly, as emails to the outdated record will not be accepted as of February 2024. The brand new mailing record location might be accessible right here.
For individuals who missed the invitation or choose to subscribe manually, different choices are offered, together with electronic mail subscription or on-line interface registration utilizing a Google account. “In the event you missed the invite and need to subscribe manually you have got two choices,” the announcement acknowledged. “You’ll be able to ship an electronic mail to bitcoindev+subscribe@googlegroups.com after which ship a reply to the automated electronic mail you’ll obtain (test your spam folder). Alternatively, you can even subscribe by way of the web interface at https://teams.google.com/g/bitcoindev, utilizing a Google account (not the identical as gmail – you may create a Google account with any electronic mail handle you want).”
The announcement additionally emphasised the significance of staying opted in to obtain all messages, to facilitate lively participation and keep continuity in conversations to make sure that replies are threaded collectively correctly.
Moreover, the migration ensures the preservation and accessibility of archived mailing record contents (no Google account required) with backups accessible externally, the place the outdated mailing record might be considered. You will need to word that the moderators “aren’t counting on Google for something essential right here and are merely utilizing them as a conduit for info that’s already meant to be public.”
The mailing record moderators additionally need to remind individuals to verify posts are related to everybody in an effort to keep an excellent signal-to-noise ratio. An inventory of the mailing record guidelines, which stay unchanged, might be be discovered right here. Moderators might be reached at bitcoindev+proprietor@googlegroups.com.
