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As Myk describes [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=716007#c40 here], some messages to a mailing list may not make it to the corresponding Google Group. We need a reliable archive of our discussions. | As Myk describes [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=716007#c40 here], some messages to a mailing list may not make it to the corresponding Google Group. We need a reliable archive of our discussions. | ||
=== Long Term Future of Google Groups? === | |||
It's unclear (to me) what Google's long-term commitment will be to the Google Groups archives. When first launched it provided a significant advancement (for the time) in making Usenet more broadly accessible, and they made a big push to make it a rich archive (eg Dejanews acquisition, incorporation of backup tapes from the early days of Usenet). | |||
Since then the UI has become stale (though not long ago it got a much-needed refresh), it has a spotty quality record (see other sections in this document, and I've seen issues in non-Mozilla groups too), and the usage of Usenet as a discussion medium has continued to drop. | |||
As we a consider a replacement, if we use a 3rd party service we should consider if and how we are able to extract/mirror content so it can be migrated in the future. | |||
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