Dear Galaxy user,
As Galaxy usage is growing exponentially, it has become necessary to overhaul our development and support processes. Part of this overhaul means defining the purpose of our mailing lists a bit better.
galaxy-user list ---------------- This list, galaxy-user (see URL [1] below), should be used for any general questions and discussion regarding Galaxy usage, especially pertaining to the public sites hosted by the Galaxy Team. We'll also use it for announcements relevant to the Galaxy user community.
galaxy-dev list --------------- A separate list, galaxy-dev (see URL [2] below), should be used for discussion and questions regarding local installations and development of Galaxy. There is a growing "universe" of people running their own galaxies or developing tools. This list is for them.
galaxy-bugs list ---------------- As before, galaxy-bugs@bx.psu.edu should be used for reporting specific problems with our public sites.
The take-home message --------------------- galaxy-user = questions about Galaxy's public sites (e.g., "How do I plot distribution base qualities?") galaxy-dev = questions about code base, installation, and tool technicalities (e.g., "How do I set Galaxy to talk to a cluster running PBS or SGE?") galaxy-bugs = any problem should be reported here (e.g., "WTF, Galaxy is down!")
As always, thanks for using Galaxy!
[1] http://mail.bx.psu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/galaxy-user [2] http://mail.bx.psu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/galaxy-dev [3] http://g2.trac.bx.psu.edu/wiki/HowToInstall
--nate Galaxy Team