[Rubyinstaller-devel] Making it Easy To Contribute

[Charles Roper]

On 04/08/2009 22:07, Jon wrote:
> So what *specifically* do we need to do to make it easier to contribute and provide feedback?  What are the easiest things we can start doing right now with the folks we have?

One thing that occurred to me is the lack of accessibility of this 
mailing list. It's where the beating heart of RubyInstaller lies, IMHO, 
but herein lies the problem: it's really quite hard to find.

Plus there are three lists, which I think seems like overkill to me, 
judging by the amount of traffic on the other lists, and probably 
encourages the problem of "too many choices" (http://sivers.org/jam). I 
think one list might be a better way to go. You could provide a 
Feedburner email subscription to the site feed for those that only want 
announcements.

I always cringe a little when I see a mailman list these days because 
it's yet another set of credentials I have to maintain. I would 
personally prefer to see a central list hosted on Google Groups for the 
sheer convenience of it. Or failing that, setup a mirror on Google 
Groups, or Nabble, or Ruby Forum? Nabble is nice because it gives you a 
forum-like front-end that can be embedded into the site.

In other words, strip out unnecessary options, simplify, and make the 
discussion(s) more visible.

Charles