From vincenzopalazzodev at gmail.com  Sun Apr 30 15:26:54 2023
From: vincenzopalazzodev at gmail.com (Vincenzo Palazzo)
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:26:54 +0200
Subject: [Lightning-dev] A Note on Public Communication
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Hi niftynei,

> When I joined the lightning community a few years ago, I was relatively new
> to open source software and specification work. Rusty really impressed on
> me on the importance of holding conversations, as much as possible in
> public.
>
> Practically speaking, this encompasses IRC, this mailing list, and github
> issues/PRs.
>
> The reason for this is twofold.  It helps document the range of options
> considered for technical decisions and it provides an interface point for
> new participants to contribute to the discussion.
>
> Given some recent mails that were posted to this list, now seems like a
> good time to reiterate the importance and preference of public
> communication whenever possible, especially for specification or technical
> discussions.
>

I have to admit that I feel the same way. Although I wasn't present during 
the early days, when I scanned the list, I found some very good discussions 
about possible problems and solutions. It seems like the communication is 
more fragmented now.

Cheers!

Vincent.