Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread Julien Lepiller
Le 15 juillet 2023 23:00:43 GMT+02:00, MSavoritias a écrit : > >Attila Lendvai writes: > >>> Regarding the forum I dont think any forum would have much traction. >>> I agree that either matrix or xmpp could be considered instead for that >>> purpose. >>> As a more approachable chat mechanism

Adding Qt and Telephony teams

2023-07-15 Thread Maxim Cournoyer
Hello Guix! To get this a bit more broadcasted (as suggested by Liliana), I'm reaching out with adding a Qt and Telephony teams (see: #64634 and #64635); you are welcome to join them if these are of interest to you and you would be happy to conduct reviews on relevant patches. Happy hacking, --

Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread MSavoritias
Attila Lendvai writes: >> Regarding the forum I dont think any forum would have much traction. >> I agree that either matrix or xmpp could be considered instead for that >> purpose. >> As a more approachable chat mechanism compared to IRC. > > > it's an essential role of a forum that

Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread Attila Lendvai
> > > I personally think that it would be wiser to improve the documentation > > > relating to the mailing lists and IRC logs, rather than fragmenting the > > > places that someone should look for answers. Maybe a new / additional > > > frontend that is more approachable for new users would also

Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread Attila Lendvai
> Regarding the forum I dont think any forum would have much traction. > I agree that either matrix or xmpp could be considered instead for that > purpose. > As a more approachable chat mechanism compared to IRC. it's an essential role of a forum that latecomers find the earlier

Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread Attila Lendvai
> I'm technically one of the administrators of forums.debian.net and > would not recommend web-based "forums" to projects that do not have > them. They are hard to search and even harder to police. Also, the > software tends to be based on dated technologies. There are better > ways to help people

Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution.
On 2023-07-15 at 02:47+05:30, Sarthak Shah wrote: > The reason why I'm suggesting a move away from mailing lists > is that it is a lot easier to follow threads on forums. > > You have all the replies on the same page, compared to clicking > on the link of each reply, realizing it doesn't have the

Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread Msavoritias
Csepp writes: > Robby Zambito writes: > >> Hi Sarthak, >> >>> As of now, it's a bit difficult for beginners to find answers to their >>> problems in the mailing list or in IRC logs as they aren't very >>> easy to navigate compared to forum threads. >> >> I personally think that it would be

Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread Andrea Rossi
Hi Sarthak, On 13/07/23 15:52, Sarthak Shah wrote: [...] Software suggestions as well as thoughts on this idea would be greatly appreciated! Personally, I hate web-based forums as much as I love mailing lists - especially when used with netiquette. It's such an ingrained prejudice that I

Re: A Forum for Guix Users

2023-07-15 Thread Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
Hi! I saw this thread mentioned in #guix. Csepp 写道: We could also bridge IRC to Matrix This will happen if EMS (representing ‘Matrix’ here) fixes the mysterious errors that are currently plaguing channels trying to migrate from portalled⁰ to plumbed⁰ rooms. Kind regards, T G-R [0]: