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Isn't this what Google Groups is used for? (what's different / lacking there? I'm of the age where I remember SourceForge as somewhere I would sometimes downloa

Isn't this what Google Groups is used for? (what's different / lacking there? I'm of the age where I remember SourceForge as somewhere I would sometimes download things from as a young teenager but nothing more than that)

scrollaway 11y ago
Yes, Google Groups is very close to what's needed - unfortunately, it's proprietary and Google doesn't really maintain it, it's only a matter of time it goes the way of Reader.
- joahua 11y ago
  FWIW, Google Groups powers email distribution lists for Gmail for Work. Or at least, the two are strongly linked. At this point, unlike Reader, there's real cash behind the functionality. It's possible they could just fold it into Gmail, I guess, but with other mail interfaces like Inbox popping up in the Google ecosystem it seems if anything they're trying not to shoehorn too much more into a flagship product. My guess is Groups will stick around for a while yet.
  - scrollaway 11y ago
    That's interesting, but it doesn't reassure me much. The infrastructure behind Groups may be in use, it doesn't stop Google from shutting the UI down.
    - eli 11y ago
      To be clear: it's not just the infrastructure; the set up a Google Apps mailing list you use the Google Groups UI.
      - kuschku 11y ago
        Well, they already shut down the free tier of Google Apps, which was also used by some OSS projects. So it’s possible.
        kbenson 11y ago
        Didn't they grandfather in those that were in before that point?
        paulrd 11y ago
        Yes! I currently still use my apps.google.com account for free.
  - vidarh 11y ago
    As someone using Gmail for Work: This is one of the things I absolutely detest about Gmail for Work. The Groups interface is absolutely horrendous, and we don't want groups, we want simple email distribution lists.
    - kawsper 11y ago
      Do you know if people can manage their subscriptions themselves? I seem to be able to add "Admins" to a group, but I don't know what that does.
- cpach 11y ago
  IMHO, the UX of Groups is really annoying. I'm not really sure why, it just feels so cumbersome.
- e40 11y ago
  Don't forget than when they do maintain it they make the UX worse. Every damn time. Over the years it's gone from mediocre to downright horrible.
- david-given 11y ago
  Also, Groups doesn't have the ability to import archives from my previous list. (I'm in exactly the same position of wanting to migrate away from SourceForge, and the mailing list is the last thing remaining.)

scrollaway 11y ago

Yes, Google Groups is very close to what's needed - unfortunately, it's proprietary and Google doesn't really maintain it, it's only a matter of time it goes the way of Reader.

joahua 11y ago
FWIW, Google Groups powers email distribution lists for Gmail for Work. Or at least, the two are strongly linked. At this point, unlike Reader, there's real cash behind the functionality. It's possible they could just fold it into Gmail, I guess, but with other mail interfaces like Inbox popping up in the Google ecosystem it seems if anything they're trying not to shoehorn too much more into a flagship product. My guess is Groups will stick around for a while yet.
- scrollaway 11y ago
  That's interesting, but it doesn't reassure me much. The infrastructure behind Groups may be in use, it doesn't stop Google from shutting the UI down.
  - eli 11y ago
    To be clear: it's not just the infrastructure; the set up a Google Apps mailing list you use the Google Groups UI.
    - kuschku 11y ago
      Well, they already shut down the free tier of Google Apps, which was also used by some OSS projects. So it’s possible.
      - kbenson 11y ago
        Didn't they grandfather in those that were in before that point?
        paulrd 11y ago
        Yes! I currently still use my apps.google.com account for free.
- vidarh 11y ago
  As someone using Gmail for Work: This is one of the things I absolutely detest about Gmail for Work. The Groups interface is absolutely horrendous, and we don't want groups, we want simple email distribution lists.
  - kawsper 11y ago
    Do you know if people can manage their subscriptions themselves? I seem to be able to add "Admins" to a group, but I don't know what that does.
cpach 11y ago
IMHO, the UX of Groups is really annoying. I'm not really sure why, it just feels so cumbersome.
e40 11y ago
Don't forget than when they do maintain it they make the UX worse. Every damn time. Over the years it's gone from mediocre to downright horrible.
david-given 11y ago
Also, Groups doesn't have the ability to import archives from my previous list. (I'm in exactly the same position of wanting to migrate away from SourceForge, and the mailing list is the last thing remaining.)