4:02 a.m.
On Wed, 14 Apr 2021, Mark Wielaard wrote:
Could I suggest: step 3. When your subscription is accepted, introduce
yourself on the list and someone from the
[webteam](https://web.gnu.tools/en/documents/roles/) will add you to
the [Software/People page](en/software/).
I think it is confusing who should appear on the Software page. It
currently says "Maintainers of the following projects," but there are
people like me who are on the mailing list, but aren't maintainers for
whom this third step doesn't make sense (except for the introduction bit,
that seems great).
It seems promising to open up discussion of GNU to more project
participants than just the maintainers, but I can understand if that isn't
really what you were hoping for either. Having the website list be a
subset of the mailing list membership definitely makes sense to me.
I subscribed to the mailing list because I think GNU working together can
bring unique benefits to the world of software, and wanted to help this
happen by bringing energy to the effort. However, I'm also subscribed to
the mailing list so that I can receive the discussions in my mail rather
than having to poll the archives. Between the website and the mailing list
I think we'll need to figure out how to support people with different
levels of engagement.
Thanks for your work on this project so far!
Best,
Jack