Yeah I am semi-following that discussion. SO is not a wiki though. If I 
understand correctly it is mentioned as something that can potentially replace 
mailing lists for the purposes of user support?

Andrus

On May 9, 2011, at 5:56 PM, Christian Grobmeier wrote:

>>> I'll need to ask about the preferred Apache way to solve (2). I wonder if 
>>> something like StackOverflow might be a reasonable alternative to a wiki. 
>>> More FAQ than documentation, but perhaps useful for us.
>> 
>> Wiki is good for creating arbitrary unstructured content, such as mock 
>> specs, board reports and what not. IIRC Confluence will still be supported 
>> as Wiki (but not as a site engine). So hopefully (2) can stay as is 
>> (something to check).
> 
> StackOverflow is currently in discussion on the Members mailinglist.
> Some people think SO is good, but some are very unenthusiastic for
> different reasons on SO.
> 
> I have tried out SO the last couple of weeks and must say I don't like
> it very much. I find it hard to follow the stuff I am interested in.
> People are speaking about the vote down/up concept, but I don't see a
> benefit in it.
> 
> I think the idea to use Apache CMS for the website and docbook for
> docs is a very good idea.
> 
> just my 2 cents
> 
> Cheers
> 

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