@PinoBatch at least #IRC and #MailingLists have tools to #archive conversations and make them searchable, like #PiperMail for #eMail...

  • i.e. one doesn't need to have been subscribed to the #LKML at the time just to find messages where @torvalds made a decision or chewed out someone for testing his patience and goodwill.

And that is a good thing: #Transparency can only work outside of #InformationBlackholes which non-portable & proprietary platforms are.

@ireneista yeah, #pipermail and other #MailingList archival systems are great, cuz they allow one to quickly find & link relevant comms.