(Using Pascal's words, as they are [and will probably remain] applicable:) I'm starting a new thread, sorry, but the original one has been hijacked several times and mutated into something unreadable.
Current: 1. Do we want/need openSUSE web forum(s) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer is: YES 2. Will it take resources away from other SUSE tasks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I think it is now time to discuss what resources are required to achieve a forum.opensuse.org which is hosted by Novell. What is the estimated work hours in setting this up, assuming that hardware is available? What current project would person building a forum server be taken from? Do we want it now? (Is anything within 6 months feasible? Especially as the openSUSE staff has a poor delivery track record for things outside the actual distribution - sorry but this is a current reality that will hopefully be soon broken) It is agreed that active moderators will be community members. We need to establish a mechanism for selecting moderators. With clear processes about appointment, removal, responsibilities etc. Do we need to form a web forum project team? With their own temporary mailing list to remove all this from the general list. 3. Do we create a new forum or do we elect one of the existing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer: We create a new one. The existing forum community seem not be offended or upset although they may not admit that there is a big benefit in creating our own forum. This exercise has shown that the openSUSE community is a subset of the existing overall SUSE community, with users on this list being isolated (but thinking they are at the centre), and that there is real need to establish openSUSE.org as the centre of the SUSE universe, through all the services at openSUSE.org. 4. Internationalized forums ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer: Yes. 5. Wait for and use Novell's proprietary forums ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer: No Peter 'Pflodo' Flodin
