Hi Cor,
> My impression is not that people in this discussion think that it will
> be easy per see.
I got a bit different impression, and still see the extensive requirements doc
(also the new one) highly contrasting with what I read as the idea of ‘just
start iterating from
Hi Bjoern,
> That -- and the fact that we have 45.000 accounts on it -- are the reason I
> brought up Askbot. Content and accounts are the things that are hard earned
> on a
> platform, maintainers and moderators are a bit easier, but still hard. The
> pure technical platform is the easiest
Forgot that Bjoern actually mentioned some of the somehows
Technical infrastructure was lacking for contributors:
> [1] Seen e.g. by:
>a/ repeated cries for help on twitter, some examples: (both technical
> issues)
> https://twitter.com/nimbleslides/status/1020899933161848832
>
Hi Bjoern,
> Stating that a classic CMS is by definition better suited for the task at hand
> than something more interactive like discourse is a foregone conclusion. Given
> that the lack of community involvement is the core reason for many limitations
> of the current setup, its not a valid
Hi,
On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 03:54:13PM +0200, Maarten Brouwers (murb) wrote:
> Sure, but again, I doubt it matters to an extensions website. Mozilla has no
> OAuth, and still has imho a great extensions website. In an ideal world
> everyone contributes and consumes, but in reality it is just a
Hi Maarten,
On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 01:55:38PM +0200, Maarten Brouwers (murb) wrote:
> Maintaining software doesn’t become easier when you build a complex tool (an
> extensions website) on something that isn’t meant for it (a Q/A site).
Its really simple:
Dont tell others "Do not consider
Hi,
addendum:
On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 02:14:36PM +0200, Bjoern Michaelsen wrote:
> For the community the decision should go with the team that gets the most
> content, interaction and users on their platform. I dont care if someone
> thinks
> the platform was not made for the task -- it there
Hi,
On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 01:24:10PM +0200, Maarten Brouwers (murb) wrote:
> I got a bit different impression, and still see the extensive requirements
> doc (also the new one) highly contrasting with what I read as the idea of
> ‘just start iterating from ask.libreoffice.org
Hi Maarten,
Maarten Brouwers (murb) wrote on 14-10-18 11:57:
> I wonder how important having existing accounts is for an extension
> site. I’d like to be convinced otherwise, but I think that a usable
> submission & maintenance process will convince people to contribute
> their extensions. A
