On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Benoit Chesneau <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 7:50 PM, matt j. sorenson <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Oct 30, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Benoit Chesneau wrote: > > > > > > >> My goal is to have a website managed by the Apache CouchDB project > > where > > > >> the neutrality, privacy and independence is guaranteed. Having a > > system > > > we > > > >> can host where all the content is under the apache license would > make > > > sure > > > >> it is. I don't want to force anyone interested to go on a private > > owned > > > >> website whose the business mode is still to come, provide his login > or > > > >> having to read some advertising just to find answers. > > > > > > > RE: proposing an in-house alternate to SO/SE > > > > (And first let me say that while I benefit greatly from SO/SE Q&A, I am a > > longstanding critic of the moderation, scoring and the original creator > > whose name I shall not type) > > > > Benoit's stated goals are noble, but > > > > "One does not simply pave cowpaths thousands of miles away from the cows. > > Unless one is ready for a long, grueling, and fatality-ridden cattle > > drive[1]" --North Dakotan Proverb > > > > [1] Lonesome Dove[2] is probably my favorite all time show > > [2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096639/ > > > there are people that goes directly at the farm to look for the milk, and > the others that go at the mall. I prefer the first one, the milk is always > better. > > ie why do you think it is more difficult to people to ask and answer to the > questions on the project website than on a generic website where you are > not sure to find the right answer? > > For me it is just like posting an issue. And we could even share the > credentials. By hosting the website and moderate ourself we will somehow > validate the quality of the content. People will make sure to find the > right persons. > > - benoit > SO and the ever-expanding stackexchange topic-centric sites have tremendous traction, is all I'm saying. Well that, and why bother with the extra infra and overhead before proposing a 'couchdb.stackexchange' site and rallying behind that?
