Clear definition of "community" vs "informal" channels (for channel namespacing)
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Since Sep 27, 2021.
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Description
Currently it is not clear how to name a channel when migrating a topic channel from freenode, which had different policies. Specifically, it is not clear whether to use # or ##; even if I register both "just in case", I don't know which I should be directing people to.
The guidelines at the moment tell me that community channels are on-topic ("primarily free and open-source software projects, and other peer-directed projects") and "would otherwise be eligible for a project registration but do not have an official representation" (and gives examples of #windows and #linux.
To illustrate the problem (and I'm not asking for specific guidance on these channels) this is insufficient for making decisions about where freenode channels such as ##crypto and ##infosec should end up. These are software and tech related, and usually involve collaboration, open-source software, and other aspects of peer-directed interaction, but are not projects. At best, they touch on many different projects, or an aspect of a large number of projects.
Here's what I would like to see:
- Clear delineation of what is a "project"
- A short list of examples of channels that would be near the boundary between community and informal, with a brief explanation of why each is on the side that it falls on
- Just more examples in general, I guess :-)
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