[OpenIndiana-discuss] Help with website

[Josef 'Jeff' Sipek]

On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 06:35:57PM -0600, LinuxBSDos.com wrote:
> >> As Bernd Helber remarked, forums can play a significant role in Linux
> >> distributions, as they allow users to "have conversations". It would be
> >> great if an initiative to create one for OI could be started.
> >
> > I agree that forums are more user-friendly when you're searching for
> > an answer that already exists. However, I find mailing lists easier to
> > interact with and reply to on a regular basis. I think the reason the
> > OpenSolaris forums worked so well is that each forum also had a
> > mailing list bridged with it, so you got the best of both worlds (easy
> > search and easy participation). My request would be the the mailing
> > lists not be dumped in favor of forums, but rather set up as another
> > way of participating with the forums.
> 
> I didn't call for abandoning the mailing list, rather for setting up
> something that is more community-oriented.
> 
> So, who's gonna make the decision?

I think that having a bridge between the two would be great.  Either way, we
could set up some experimental thing and see if it works.

Jeff.

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