Migration notifiaction email:
Pre-migration Groups.io communication (1 week before):
From: Brendan OSullivan <bosullivan@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 11:21 AM
Subject: Groups.io Migration Notification
To: tsc-private@lists.zephyrproject.org
Cc: Brandy Hartley <bhartley@linuxfoundation.org>, Eric Searcy <eric@linuxfoundation.org>, Brett Preston <bpreston@linuxfoundation.org>
Greetings Zephyr Project community!
The Linux Foundation has connected with a new vendor called Groups.io, which provides mailing list services in a simple but modern interface. Groups.io offers all of the capabilities of our existing Mailman mailing service plus additional community tools that make it an exceptional service solution.
We are planning to migrate your existing mailing list archives and user lists to Groups.io on Wednesday 3/28 starting at 9:30am PST.
The migration will include details on subscriber preferences and owner or moderator privileges.
Owners and Moderators: Please be aware pending memberships or posts (and similar pending moderation actions) in Mailman will not be preserved in this migration. We recommend re-checking for any such pending decisions and taking action on them within Mailman one hour prior to the start of the migration window.
During the migration window you will still be able to access the archives, however the delivery of messages sent to the mailing lists during this window will be delayed until after the migration of the archives and list members are complete. We will turn off new list signups during the migration window, then this functionality will be restored once it is complete.
FAQs
What are the key differences between Mailman and Groups.io?
- Groups.io has a modern interface, robust user security model, and interactive, searchable archives
- Groups.io provides advanced features including muting threads and integrations with modern tools like GitHub, Slack, and Trello
- Groups.io also has optional extras like a shared calendar, polling, chat, a wiki, and more
- Groups.io uses a concept of subgroups, where members first join the project “group” (a master list), then they choose the specific “subgroup” lists they want to subscribe to
How do the costs compare?
The Linux Foundation can provide project-branded Groups.io accounts to projects for less cost than managing our in-house Mailman systems.
How is the experience different for me as a list moderator or participant?
In many ways, it is very much the same. You will still find the main group at your existing URL and sub-groups equate to the more focused mailing lists based on the community’s needs. Here is an example of main group and sub-group URL patterns, and their respective emails:
https://lists.projectname.org/g/main
https://lists.projectname.org/g/devs
https://lists.projectname.org/g/ci
What is different is Groups.io’s simple but highly functional UI that will make the experience of moderating or participating in the community discussions more enjoyable.
Where do I find the settings and owner/moderator tools?
To change settings while in a group or subgroup, left click “Admin” from the side menu.
Then from “Admin” you can select:
“Settings” to change overall settings for a group, including privacy and message policy settings.
“Members” to manage people within a group, including adjusting their role and privileges
“Pending” to view messages pending moderation
If you’d like to learn more about using Groups.io , please reference their help documentation. If you need assistance with Groups.io, please email helpdesk@rt.linuxfoundation.org for The Linux Foundation’s helpdesk.
Cheers!
Brendan OSullivan
Helpdesk Analyst
The Linux Foundation
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One day before
From: Brendan OSullivan <bosullivan@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 12:34 PM
Subject: Groups.io Communication for EdgeX and Zephyr
To: Brett Preston <bpreston@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Brandy Hartley <bhartley@linuxfoundation.org>, Eric Searcy <eric@linuxfoundation.org>
Greetings Brett!
I heard you're looking to handle the communicaiton with the EdgeX and Zephyr projects regarding their upcoming migrations to Groups.io. I'm attaching the two sets of communication we typically send, one for one week before (which for EdgeX hasn't been sent yet), and one for one day before. Please let me know if you have any questions as I'll be happy to help.
Cheers!
Brendan OSullivan
main list email
From: odpi-announce@lists.odpi.org Group Moderators <odpi-announce+owner@lists.odpi.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 10:24 AM
Subject: Welcome to odpi-announce@lists.odpi.org
To: brandyb23@gmail.com
Hello,
Welcome to the odpi@groups.io group at Groups.io, a free, easy-to-use email group service. Please take a moment to review this message.
To learn more about the odpi@groups.io group, please visit https://groups.io/g/odpi
To start sending messages to members of this group, simply send email to odpi@groups.io
If you do not wish to belong to odpi@groups.io, you may unsubscribe by sending an email to odpi+unsubscribe@groups.io
To see and modify all of your groups, go to https://groups.io
Regards,
The odpi@groups.io Moderator
announce mail
From: odpi-announce@lists.odpi.org Moderators <odpi-announce+owner@lists.odpi.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 10:24 AM
Subject: You have been added to the odpi-announce@lists.odpi.org group
To: brandyb23@gmail.com
Hello B Hartley,
You have been added by the moderators to their ODPi group odpi-announce@lists.odpi.org
If this was a mistake, please click on the following link and you will be immediately removed:
Cheers,
The ODPi Team
subgroup email
From: odpi-rt@lists.odpi.org Moderators <odpi-rt+owner@lists.odpi.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 10:24 AM
Subject: You have been added to the odpi-rt@lists.odpi.org group
To: brandyb23@gmail.com
Hello B Hartley,
You have been added by the moderators to their ODPi group odpi-rt@lists.odpi.org
The address to send an email to the groups is odpi-rt@lists.odpi.org.
If this was a mistake, please click on the following link and you will be immediately removed:
Cheers,
The ODPi Team