On 10/21/12, Joe Schaefer <joe_schae...@yahoo.com> wrote: > FWIW this is the only Apache project where > forums are supported, and if a good case > can be made as to why some mailing list > traffic would be better served on the forums, > go for it. It's just that mailing lists > are where we expect project decisions to > be made because we have standard ways of > providing those archived messages to members, > who would expect similar things from forum > decision-making processes.
That said I would have expected a better mailing list interface, the current one lacks even a search bar, let alone some advanced search. OOo used to have also a pretty basic way of searching through the mailing list but eve that, was more helpful. Are these mailing list archieved externally by nabble/gmane or something else? FYI LibO also expend many mosquitoes lifecycle on this topic. They do provide a forumesque interface for mailing list. http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/ and http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/nabble-mailing-list-interface/ Nabble website: http://www.nabble.com/ > > > > > >>________________________________ >> From: Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> >>To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org >>Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 3:25 PM >>Subject: Re: Why a mailing list is superior to any web-based "forum" >> >>On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 3:08 PM, RGB ES <rgb.m...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> 2012/10/21 Fernando Cassia <fcas...@gmail.com> >>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 6:59 AM, David McKay <dmc...@btconnect.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Technical aspects are bets handled through a mailing list; general >>>> > user >>>> > questions are best handled through a forum. >>>> >>>> I agree that a dual approach makes everyone happy. >>>> >>>> I should have renamed it "why mailing lists should never be >>>> killed".... it was typed after reading one list member say "why a >>>> mailing list?". >>>> >>>> FC >>>> >>>> -- >>>> During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a >>>> revolutionary act >>>> - George Orwell >>>> >>> >>> One reasons why this "holy war" between MLs and Forums goes on and on is >>> because both sides try to "make things clear for everyone"(1) explaining >>> why their position is the best one... and both sides are at the same time >>> right and wrong! Both solutions have pros and cons: there is no perfect >>> system, that's all. >>> >>> We have MLs for development and "decision making" and we have Forums for >>> user support. Please, let's go on with life: holy wars are tiresome. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> (1) There is a Spanish saying that goes "no aclares que oscureces" but >>> I'm >>> not sure how to translate it into English... something like "do not >>> clarify >>> that you are making it darker" is near, but not exactly the same ;) >>> >> >>In English we sometimes say, "Everyone complains about the weather, >>but no one does anything about it." There will also be some topics >>that generate debate but without any practical conclusions. >> >>-Rob >> >>> Regards >>> Ricardo >> >> >> -- Alexandro Colorado PPMC Apache OpenOffice http://es.openoffice.org
