[Linux-aus] Electron Workshop spam

[Russell Coker]

On Tuesday, 3 February 2026 19:49:38 AEDT Brian May wrote:
> Russell Coker <russell at coker.com.au> writes:
> > The main problem is that they harvested the addresses from another
> > list and continually refuse to change their behaviour in that regard.
> 
> My understanding is that this was simply a change in mailing list
> software. To one that was badly configured and had no resemblence to the
> existing mailing list sure, but I think that might have been the intent.

That is not the case.

The original mailing lists are still running.

The new service is on different addresses and is not a mailing list just a 
bulk email system for sending out announcements.

The new service is run by different people who have not communicated with the 
members of the original lists.

The people who chose to do this have not signed their names to their work and 
are just blaming "Electron Workshop".  They seem to want to use the Electron 
Workshop volunteers as a human shield.

I am mystified as to why so many people keep imagining things to keep this 
discussion going when the facts are really clear.  A new email service was 
created with addresses harvested from existing lists and many members of those 
lists object strongly to it.

Is debating every hypothetical way that the Electron Workshop lists might not 
be bad helping Electron Workshop or anyone else?



To the Linux Australia Council:

Please request that Electron Workshop delete all addresses that they took from 
the lists.luv.asn.au server.

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