Re: Overseers list should not be public

[Carlos O'Donell <carlos at redhat dot com>]

On 09/15/2017 06:56 AM, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> Hi -
> 
>> I want to discuss/suggest Bugzilla anti-spam measures, and doing so on a
>> public list would not be appropriate.
> 
> (You could just cc: a couple of us off-list.)

For the record I also found it odd that overseers was public, surprising
in fact (and I only found out it was public *this year* after having
sent messages to overseers for years).

The list is specifically for people discussing their problems, and
possibly in a sensitive or vulnerable fashion. However, having the
list public discourages a full reveal of the extent of a problem,
or delays this to some kind of double disclosure e.g. you first
mail the list explaining that you have something embarassing to
talk about, get a list of people who might help you, and then talk
to them privately. The problem there is that the *other* overseers
never get to learn by watching.

All-in-all I consider the public nature of the list to have only
negative consequences.

This is just my opinion. I would further suggest other overseers
comment on their relative positions.

-- 
Cheers,
Carlos.