Re: [RFE] Migration to gitlab

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 22.03.2019 12:16, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> You don't need to be subscribed to bug-gnu-emacs mailing list
> (although if you are interested in helping the development, I would
> recommend subscribing).  You can instead point your Web browser to
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/ and use the various filtering options there.
> Or you could use the debbugs package in ELPA to do that.

Should I add some examples of how more modern bug trackers make it 
easier and more enticing for a random person to contribute?

> Finally, being subscribed to the bug list doesn't mean you should feel
> obligated to respond to reports where you have nothing useful to say.
> You can respond only to messages of your choice, and disregard the
> rest.

For one thing, if you're not subscribed to the list, replying to a 
particular message is more difficult (you have to copy the subject and 
the addresses), and the result will break out of an existing thread for 
everybody involved.