Re: [sqlite] SQLite.org needs online forms
On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 09:35:49 -0400, you wrote: >Sounds like Wikipedia. I understand that Wikipedia's software is Open >Source and available. Do you know of other Wiki servers that would suffice >or be more on target? There are several wiki software packages avaialble. The wiki server behind http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/wiki is more than adequate for its purpose. To answer some of your other questions: The timeline http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/timeline and bugtracker reports http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/reportlist are informative the way they are. I can't see Sourceforge or such would improve this. To me, the (this) mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org and its archives are better than any forum. It's easy enough to instruct good anti-spam software to respect any mailing lists one is subscribed to. And just like Andrew I prefer to have all info pushed to me. -- ( Kees Nuyt ) c[_] - To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
Re: [sqlite] SQLite.org needs online forms
john s wolter wrote: SQLite.org in my opinion, needs to have online community forms. I first used majordomo ten years ago which is like the list manager being used for sqlite-users@sqlite.org but in today's Internet it can be mistaken for SPAM. I do not know if SQLite would qualify because of the Public Domain license but maybe sourceforge or the likes of freshmeat or other FOSS have forms for all their hosted projects. That would allow browsing of prior support issues and make it easier for users to benefit from that collected knowledege. Let us all know how you react to this idea. You mean "forums"? This is an old and tired argument. Please save the messages and search on them (I do this) or use google. /m - To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
Re: [sqlite] SQLite.org needs online forms
Sounds like Wikipedia. I understand that Wikipedia's software is Open Source and available. Do you know of other Wiki servers that would suffice or be more on target? On 8/3/07, Paul Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 03/08/07, john s wolter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wiki's. I have not used them myself. What's the general idea? Is > there a > > form type that would be easy to use? > > > > wikis are very easy to use. in short, its basically a "forum" where > people can write and store information in a form that can be searched, > browsed, and catalogued. more like a tool for constructing a > forever-changing book. > useful to augment static documentation. > > a mailing list is like a discussion. > > a user forum like on sourceforge is a lot like a mailing list, except > it is constrained into topics, logons, etc. > > so ideally, if one were to have a discussion on (for example) updates > based on selects, as in another thread i've just replied to, once i > have learned something i would then go to the wiki and put that on a > page somewhere sensible. if it wasn't a stupid question. if it was, > then i would put the answer on a "AnswersToStupidQuestions" wiki page. > > do this enough, and people will first refer to the wiki before asking > for help on the mailing list. > > the mingw wiki is a good example of this. > -- John S. Wolter President Wolter Works Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Desk 1-734-665-1263 Cell: 1-734-904-8433
Re: [sqlite] SQLite.org needs online forms
I expect that for most of us, we prefer to get our information "pushed" to us rather than having to go check laboriously each of the subject area's forums that we are interested in. Life is too short, otherwise.
Re: [sqlite] SQLite.org needs online forms
On 03/08/07, john s wolter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wiki's. I have not used them myself. What's the general idea? Is there a > form type that would be easy to use? > wikis are very easy to use. in short, its basically a "forum" where people can write and store information in a form that can be searched, browsed, and catalogued. more like a tool for constructing a forever-changing book. useful to augment static documentation. a mailing list is like a discussion. a user forum like on sourceforge is a lot like a mailing list, except it is constrained into topics, logons, etc. so ideally, if one were to have a discussion on (for example) updates based on selects, as in another thread i've just replied to, once i have learned something i would then go to the wiki and put that on a page somewhere sensible. if it wasn't a stupid question. if it was, then i would put the answer on a "AnswersToStupidQuestions" wiki page. do this enough, and people will first refer to the wiki before asking for help on the mailing list. the mingw wiki is a good example of this. - To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
Re: [sqlite] SQLite.org needs online forms
Wiki's. I have not used them myself. What's the general idea? Is there a form type that would be easy to use? On 8/3/07, Paul Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i haven't been around long, but here's my 2c anyway, > > i find the sourceforge forums hopeless, any time I need to look for > info on one of their projects, i end up looking through their mailing > list - where forum posts are automatically sent to anyway. > > mailing lists are good for on-going issues. > wikis are good when you need to persist that knowledge. > bugzilla and bug DBs are ok, but not as useful as the previous 2 points. > > sqlite has the tools, now it just needs people to put that info into > the wiki and improve the documentation to cover questions that are > asked on the mailing list. > > On 03/08/07, john s wolter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SQLite.org in my opinion, needs to have online community forms. I first > > used majordomo ten years ago which is like the list manager being used > for > > sqlite-users@sqlite.org but in today's Internet it can be mistaken for > > SPAM. I do not know if SQLite would qualify because of the Public > Domain > > license but maybe sourceforge or the likes of freshmeat or other FOSS > have > > forms for all their hosted projects. That would allow browsing of prior > > support issues and make it easier for users to benefit from that > collected > > knowledege. Let us all know how you react to this idea. > > > > -- > > John S. Wolter President > > Wolter Works > > Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Desk 1-734-665-1263 > > Cell: 1-734-904-8433 > > > -- John S. Wolter President Wolter Works Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Desk 1-734-665-1263 Cell: 1-734-904-8433
Re: [sqlite] SQLite.org needs online forms
i haven't been around long, but here's my 2c anyway, i find the sourceforge forums hopeless, any time I need to look for info on one of their projects, i end up looking through their mailing list - where forum posts are automatically sent to anyway. mailing lists are good for on-going issues. wikis are good when you need to persist that knowledge. bugzilla and bug DBs are ok, but not as useful as the previous 2 points. sqlite has the tools, now it just needs people to put that info into the wiki and improve the documentation to cover questions that are asked on the mailing list. On 03/08/07, john s wolter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SQLite.org in my opinion, needs to have online community forms. I first > used majordomo ten years ago which is like the list manager being used for > sqlite-users@sqlite.org but in today's Internet it can be mistaken for > SPAM. I do not know if SQLite would qualify because of the Public Domain > license but maybe sourceforge or the likes of freshmeat or other FOSS have > forms for all their hosted projects. That would allow browsing of prior > support issues and make it easier for users to benefit from that collected > knowledege. Let us all know how you react to this idea. > > -- > John S. Wolter President > Wolter Works > Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Desk 1-734-665-1263 > Cell: 1-734-904-8433 > - To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
