Re: Debian forum?
"Marco Calviani" <mirtux@studenti.fisica.unifi.it> writes:
>> Marco Calviani wrote:
>>> Hi everybody,
>>> i would like to know why the Debian community has not created a web
>>> forum like Ubuntu has (www.ubuntuforums.org). I think that this way of
>>> communicating would have a greater impact on the users, of course
>>> leaving always the space for the nice and useful mailing list that the
>>> Debian project has.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> MC
>>
>> What do you find to have a "greater impact"?
>> higher bandwidth usage? requirement of an active internet connection?
>> subsequent page loads when following a long thread? A login requirement
>> to post?
>>
>> I really don't get it. The mailing list is completely searchable and
>> easy to use. I can keep messages locally for as long as I want in a
>> convenient format. Yes I can save a webpage, but it is just silly
>> compared to the ease of email.
>> I'm really curious, not just trying to be a snot. What do you like
>> about it?
>>
>> As to why the debian project has not, why should they when Ubuntu is
>> already doing it?
>>
>>
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> Hi,
> mine was just a question.... I agree with you for the bandwidth and for
> the necessity of a live connetion, but i'm not advocating for a web
> forum only.
> My point is that, for example, for new users is a LOT easier to go to a
> web forum and ask something there instead of a mailing lists, because
> there exists sections. In mailing list you receive (is unavoidable) a lot
> of unrequested and non necessary threads that may be scaring for a linux
> newbie...
Sure. As it has already been pointed out, if you're looking for a
forum here is one
http://forums.debian.net/
which anybody capable of using a search engine will easily find out.
Regards, Bruno.
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