[Bioperl-l] Re: [Open-bio-l] Fwd: BioSQL mailing list

[Ewan Birney]

On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Hilmar Lapp wrote:

> At ISMB we said that we better separate out the biosql discussions 
> into a dedicated mailing list (bioperl isn't really low-traffic 
> anymore anyway). Thanks to ChrisD, there is now a mailing list 
> biosql-l@open-bio.org. Those who are into biosql or interested in 
> the discussion or generally like to lurk on lists, may want to 
> subscribe, as the the biosql related topics will move to that within 
> the next days (probably).
> 
> Note that no-one has been auto-subscribed.
> 
> Also, I suggest to move bioperl-db related discussions to that list 
> as well, as both are quite entwined at this point (there's the 
> markerdb in bioperl-db too though). Does that make sense? Or is it 
> better to create another list, or is keeping bioperl-db in the 
> bioperl-list favored?


Tough call. I suspect you should make a "kernel space/user space 
distinction" -


  - when things are just to do with how bioperl-db binds to BioSQL then 
that's a "biosql" only topic

  - when things are just about the object model of Bioperl that's a 
bioperl topic, but might cross post to biosql as the object design has 
consequences on the relational design

  - when things are to with coordination of bioperl and biosql (eg,
branches) then by definition that's a cross post



Cross posting is bad, but so is just-one-big-mailing list. Time for 
everyone to get threaded email readers so cross-posting doesn't become a 
headache...