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@jwildeboer @kdedude @schlauch

IMHO this is not gatekeeping per-se but more like "just enough process", in the same way that you would expect contributors to open github issues and fill out an issue template over sending a free-form email to the maintainers personal mail address.

Sticking to problem/solution statements is as simple as it can get and helps to avoid the XY-Problem. I'm using this model successfully for many years now (adapted to a corporate setting) and it just works.

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@xchange @jwildeboer @schlauch the explanation Pieter wrote in the context of zmq, which Jan linked to, does make that clear. That extra explanation and education makes a big difference.