[atlas] Positively meant critique …

Hi,

On 2023-01-07 18:07, Ernst J. Oud wrote:
> LS.
> 
> Is there a kind of common understanding what this mailing list is about? What its purpose is?

This is the general discussion list for topics related to RIPE Atlas.

> I see important discussions such as those on private measurements but no conclusions… I ask questions that lead to response from a RIPE employee but not to answers/solutions…

We put forward some proposals about changing properties of RIPE Atlas 
behaviour, and there are ongoing discussions. We (the development team) 
are supporting that discussion, though during the holiday period that 
surely was not at full swing...

> (For instance on why results from first hop measurement to ping.ripe.net cannot be reported on by Magellan.)

(Will answer that separately.)

> Can RIPE give some explanation what the use for them is of this mailing list?

The mailing list page describes it as: "This mailing list is open to 
anyone with an interest in sharing experiences and information about the 
project."

> Are there other entries into RIPE for support questions?

Many questions are answered on this list in a "community self support" 
fashion. If you want / need to write to support, then you should address 
atlas at ripe.net - which is ticketised.

> Would some kind of forum not be a much better solution to discuss matters with probe “owners” instead of using old fashioned unstructured mailing lists… the way we did things when the internet was in its infancy?

The RIPE NCC introduced a forum (forum.ripe.net) a short while ago. 
There are some RIPE Atlas related topics there too.

Regards,
Robert

> Regards,
> 
> Ernst J. Oud