Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:34:24 +0300 (WET) From: Evren Yurtesen <eyurtese@turkuamk.fi> To: Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe <mit@dreamlabs.com>, Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> Cc: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org Subject: RE:(2) about @XX.freebsd.org email account policies...??? Message-ID: <Pine.A41.4.10.10210112203060.42788-100000@bessel.tekniikka.turkuamk.fi> In-Reply-To: <003501c2712b$4da0a020$51983041@shadow>
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I was thinking of this little bit. I have came to the conclusion that perhaps its not right to give free email accounts with @xx.freebsd.org =) I agree that having an email account @freebsd.org domain is a privilege and requires hard working. Thus not many people can have this privilege although they might contribute to the FreeBSD project in some way. I also think that having an @xx.freebsd.org email account is a privilege but it is not so big deal since it has more of a local significance when its compared by having an @freeebsd.org email account which would have a global significance. The suggestion that the people who wants to have an @xx.freebsd.org email address should apply to the freebsd team directly is great but again it would require some amount of processing on the freebsd team. But instead if we define some guidelines on giving @xx.freebsd.org email addresses perhaps the people who administrate DNS records of xx.freebsd.org domains could also administrate the distribution of local email accounts of the people who contribute to the project in some way in their local region. The FreeBSD user base is obviously growing. We cant expect that the current freebsd team who is handling these email accounts would be sufficient in processing all the requests forever. Localising some operations would be most beneficial. For example if a document is being translated -lets say into Turkish- then the best person who can confirm the validity of the document would be a trusted person who can understand Turkish. So the question arises that who would define the guidelines of giving @xx.freebsd.org email accounts etc. for the local sites? Any contact emails etc. that you can inform or provide? Thanks Evren On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe wrote: > I have to admit that this makes me a bit uncomfortable. > > I do have MX records for ca.freebsd.org, but that's for purposes of > administration: "hostmaster", "abuse" and "webmaster". > > To list my email as, say, mitayai@ca.freebsd.org, might give the false > impression to the public that I'm more part of the freebsd team than I > am. There is a certain 'prestige' that comes with a freebsd.org address > (which I have yet to deserve) as well, I think, a responsibility as a > visible, respected member of the community. > > So, I'm suggesting that use of a XX.freebsd.org addess be discouraged, > and that if anyone wants a freebsd.org address they apply straight to > the freebsd team directly themselves. > > -Mit > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Evren Yurtesen > Sent: October 11, 2002 8:53 AM > To: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org > Subject: about @XX.freebsd.org email account policies...??? > > > Hi > > I am currently hosting dns entries for tr.freebsd.org and > www.tr.freebsd.org web site. > > I was wondering what kind of policies the freebsd project > has about email addresses used by subdomains like @XX.freebsd.org > > I ask this because one of my friend who is affiliated with > http://www.enderunix.org/ suggested that they want to give some email > addresses to some people who are developing software, making > documentation > in Turkish etc. for FreeBSD in Turkey. So I should set the MX records... > > I just felt inclined to ask about the freebsd project's policies about > this just to be on the safe side. > > If you know anybody who can answer this question or if you can give a > quick answer, it would be nice. > > Thanks > Evren > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hubs" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hubs" in the body of the message
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