libc-hack policy

[Petr Baudis]

On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:28:09PM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote:
> Anyone who is doing any serious work with libc should subscribe to
> libc-hacker and should not be refused.

I'm sure, but then why to restrict subscription at all? It's reducing
the openness of the glibc development process and confuses people
interested in work on glibc (speaking from experience and anecdotal
evidence), what benefit does it bring.

Thanks,

				Petr "Pasky" Baudis