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Configuration file format for defining coding styles in shared projects
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Some critics and suggestions #77

Open jorgesumle opened 7 years ago

jorgesumle commented 7 years ago

captura de pantalla de 2017-06-18 15 57 15 It would be nice to use a real mailing list (I mean using email). Google Groups doesn't work with JavaScript disabled and compromises the privacy of its users. In addition, Google Groups requires a Google Account, which not all people have. A plus if users are not tracked by Google Analytics.

xuhdev commented 7 years ago

For the mailing list, Google groups also offer a subscription email address ( try shooting an email to editorconfig+subscribe@googlegroups.com). Since the mailing list is public any way, as long as you don't visit their websites, there shouldn't be any real privacy issue. Do you agree? If you agree, I can put up the subscription email address for people who don't want to visit their website. For web archive without privacy harassment, unfortunately gmane has been shut down and I'm not sure when they will come out again.

jorgesumle commented 7 years ago

Google groups also offer a subscription email address ( try shooting an email to editorconfig+subscribe@googlegroups.com). Since the mailing list is public any way, as long as you don't visit their websites, there shouldn't be any real privacy issue. Do you agree?

I didn't know that, thanks for the explanation. If that's the case, then there shouldn't be any problem. For me that's more clear and what most people would expect from the term "mailing list".

If you agree, I can put up the subscription email address for people who don't want to visit their website.

Yes, that sounds good.

jorgesumle commented 7 years ago

Today I discovered that I couldn't subscribe as the subscription website made by Google contains only JavaScript. The code is proprietary and we don't know what it does, so I wouldn't recommend anyone to execute it. A proper privacy-respecting mailing list which is accessible to everyone is the way to go.

xuhdev commented 7 years ago

@jorgesumle Have you tried to subscription email address listed on the website?

jorgesumle commented 7 years ago

Yes, and after that I received a confirmation email. captura de pantalla_2017-07-28_11-46-09

But pressing the button doesn't have any effect, as webiste doesn't do anything with JavaScript disabled, I get this same message

xuhdev commented 7 years ago

@jorgesumle Interesting... Seems they have changed their system to enforce webpage visiting. Do you have any ideas to synchronize the old contents with a mailing list?