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>________________________________ > From: Alexandro Colorado <j...@oooes.org> >To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org; Joe Schaefer <joe_schae...@yahoo.com> >Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 4:22 PM >Subject: Re: Why a mailing list is superior to any web-based "forum" > >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 > > >
