Re: [Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-25 Thread Nuno Oliveira
The document you wrote Andrea definitely helps clearing things up ! We really to share this info with new developers \ users. On 06/25/2017 07:56 AM, Andrea Aime wrote: Hi John, yep, we'll try to make that more visible to users. However, while a user cannot advance demands, a proper open source

Re: [Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-24 Thread Andrea Aime
Hi John, yep, we'll try to make that more visible to users. However, while a user cannot advance demands, a proper open source developer is also willing to help, at least in principle (it's the proper balance between the two that makes a open source community thriving, one that's exclusively based

Re: [Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-24 Thread Andrea Aime
On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Ian Turton wrote: > I remember in the good old days you used to get a faq mail each month on > mailing lists. This covered the key rules and etiquette of a list aswell as > common questions on how to unsubscribe to the list. > I have the impression the questions

Re: [Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-24 Thread Ian Turton
I remember in the good old days you used to get a faq mail each month on mailing lists. This covered the key rules and etiquette of a list aswell as common questions on how to unsubscribe to the list. Alternatively, we could try to move more of our user questions to gis.stackexchange.com where it

Re: [Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-23 Thread Nuno Oliveira
* Andrea and * neglected Regarding the user mailings list support, I agree with Andrea the user mailing list has been neglected by developers. On 06/23/2017 05:51 PM, Nuno Oliveira wrote: Hi, Ian's presentation should be a must read for any new user of the mailing list, so +1 to make it av

Re: [Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-23 Thread Nuno Oliveira
Hi, Ian's presentation should be a must read for any new user of the mailing list, so +1 to make it available to new users (and new developers). Regarding the user mailings list support, I agree with Aime the user mailing list has been negligent by developers. One think that could be done is

Re: [Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-23 Thread John Schulz
I can say as a new developer that Ian's presentation was great to go through, and I can see how it would be helpful to other hopping in. I do think it would be a good idea to introduce that to new user (and it was a good read for a new developer too). On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 4:07 AM, Andrea Aime

Re: [Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-23 Thread Andrea Aime
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:18 AM, Andrea Aime wrote: > >- Have some initial/period reminder > > I meant "periodic" above Cheers Andrea -- Regards, Andrea Aime == GeoServer Professional Services from the experts! Visit http://goo.gl/it488V for more information. == Ing. Andrea Aime @geow

[Geoserver-devel] Help with the user list

2017-06-23 Thread Andrea Aime
Hi, recently the user list have been a bit neglected. I'm doing my best to follow up with users, and I see others helping, but it's clearly not enough anymore. In response users have started "escalating" their mails either to Jira or to the developer list Both are bad, and in part reflect lack of