On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:24:57 +0100 Nico Schlömer <nico.schloe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Of course, but I guess users will be too lazy to search in > > abondoned launchapad before posting to stackexchange:) > > Well, my regular workflow is to google things -- if the answer comes > up on launchpad or anywhere else doesn't really matter. Does anyone > explicitly search launchpad alone? > Anyways, one can always post the launchpad link along with a friendly > rtfm and downvote the question. :) > --Nico
Good point! RTFM is friendly - read the FEniCS manual:) Jan > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Jan Blechta > <blec...@karlin.mff.cuni.cz> wrote: > > On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:21:43 +0100 > > Nico Schlömer <nico.schloe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> stackexchange is somewhat fashionable nowadays, and for good > >> reasons indeed. Plus also, there's no need to remove the old > >> questions from launchpad (is it?). > > > > Of course, but I guess users will be too lazy to search in > > abondoned launchapad before posting to stackexchange:) > > > >> > >> --Nico > >> > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Anders Logg <l...@simula.no> > >> wrote: > >> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 03:14:42PM +0100, Jan Blechta wrote: > >> >> On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:02:20 +0100 > >> >> Anders Logg <l...@simula.no> wrote: > >> >> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 09:32:42AM +0000, Florian Rathgeber > >> >> > wrote: > >> >> > > On 27/03/13 20:37, Anders Logg wrote: > >> >> > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 09:10:48PM +0100, Nico Schlömer > >> >> > > > wrote: > >> >> > > >> Hi all, > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> when asking questions about FEniCS/Dolfin, is it still > >> >> > > >> recommended to use Launchpad or can we already switch to > >> >> > > >> stackexchange, i.e., are you guys already watching the > >> >> > > >> fenics-tagged questions coming in over there? > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > I suggest we wait until we've converted the repositories, > >> >> > > > then after that focus on moving the questions over to > >> >> > > > stackexchange. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Why not encourage to start asking questions over there > >> >> > > already? StackExchange is about critical mass, so people > >> >> > > will feel more comfortable using it when they're not the > >> >> > > first to ask a question. > >> >> > > >> >> > I think we should focus on one thing at a time. We're still > >> >> > discussing how to convert the code. Moving over to > >> >> > stackexchange is a bit more involved than just moving there. > >> >> > We need to update the web page with some good instructions > >> >> > for how to post questions on stackexchange (with links to > >> >> > stackexchange guidelines) and some instructive examples on > >> >> > what to post there and what not to post there. I imagine we > >> >> > will have another thread on that in a week or so. > >> >> > > >> >> > > You're not planning to actually migrate the questions from > >> >> > > answers.launchpad.net to scicomp, are you? > >> >> > > >> >> > No. We start over fresh, just as with the git branch(es). :-) > >> >> > >> >> Actually what is the reason not to keep questions (and possibly > >> >> bug management) on launchpad? Does it work poorly? DOLFIN has > >> >> huge question base and launchpad web UI suggest to user > >> >> questions related to his problem before actually posting it. > >> >> Perhapse it would save many recurrent questions when starting > >> >> from scratch on stackexchange. > >> > > >> > The stackexchange system is even better suited for this. > >> > Questions and answers can be voted up and down + other features > >> > not available on Launchpad. And stackexchange seems to be a much > >> > more vibrant community. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Anders > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics > >> > Post to : fenics@lists.launchpad.net > >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics > >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : fenics@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
