I've recently joined the mailing list and I found it to be invaluable, the
only reason I found it so useful is that there aren't any decent official
forums. You need to purchase the book and then each of the forum sections
are chapters in the book, I appreciate the need to monetize the library and
the need for a code so that the spam bots don't hassle the forum, I like
the idea of using stackoverflow as a halfway house, but personally I would
prefer a traditional forum format for iText.
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 10:15 AM, John Renfrew <r...@btclick.com> wrote:
> Personally.
> I would prefer the mailing list, but I FULLY understand your frustration
> with 'stupid' questions, but your stance of 'why are you asking ME to do
> your work for you for free' is completely valid.
>
> But then what about those of us who use iText and keep our work open? Some
> of us are not in a position to be developing (and paying) in the same way
> as
> big companies but still both need a little support every now and then and
> also a place to make suggestions. The licence costs are not transparent so
> some of us have no idea if it would be better to pay you and get an even
> higher level of support.
> As someone who has seen two (minor) additions to the library because of
> suggestions and some changes to the website and documentation - there is
> something much more immediate about the mailing list which I love.
> S.O. might have archives etc but I still need to go to it search, and then
> keep searching each time I go to see if questions that interest me or help
> me learn have more threads.
> I develop under Groovy so am always looking to adapt and simplify the code
> from 'pure' Java.
>
> So, what about a closed (with nominal payment) list to those who prove they
> can ask sensible questions?
> The answer I got from Leonard last week was short, simple, helped me
> enormously - but had it been asked on S.O. would he have a: found it? b:
> been able or inclined to answer so easily and so quickly?
>
> I do think that a big FAT read this first page explaining that ye olde
> versions before xxx are not supported, and with a list of iText will NOT do
> this, and you WILL need to read this and that documentation first is still
> lacking. Maybe instead of even engaging with anyone who still is trying to
> use examples from 2.1.7 is fruitless and you answer to them should just be
> a
> link to this page?
>
>
> john renfrew
> Right Way Up
> Office +44 1675 475341
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruno Lowagie [mailto:br...@lowagie.com]
> Sent: 06 October 2012 10:02
> To: Post all your questions about iText here
> Subject: [iText-questions] My plan to shut down the mailing-list
>
> Hello all,
> I have written a blog about one of my major frustrations: the free iText
> mailing-list.
> See http://lowagie.com/stackoverflow
> We have almost 2,500 subscribers on iText-questions.
> I'd like to hear your opinion. In public. On this list (as long as it's
> open).
> best regards,
> Bruno Lowagie
>
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