[Voyage-linux] Searching for available forum

[Jon Meek]

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On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE
<punkytse at punknix.com> wrote:
> Hi Hermann,
>
> Honestly, I have no plan to change to forum.  But I would like to evaluate
> one if I found a mature software that can provide a forum-like interface
> such that threads from forum can be posted to mailing-list and vice versa.
>
> I agree, to some new users and those new to open source world, mailing list
> is developer-oriented and the barrier of entry is considerably high.
> Regards,
> Punky
>
> Hofer, Hermann wrote:
>>
>> Hi Punky,
>>
>> please don't switch to a forum solution!! Mailing list is doing all I (we)
>> need and allows us to use our preferred reader with local archive.
>>
>> "communities" witch offers a forum as an option are very different things,
>> and I belive studies from a professor are in many cases to be up for
>> discussion - but this is my personal opinion.
>>
>>
>> regards,
>>  Hermann
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: voyage-linux-bounces+h.hofer=ahsnet.de at list.voyage.hk
>> [mailto:voyage-linux-bounces+h.hofer=ahsnet.de at list.voyage.hk] On Behalf Of
>> Marcel
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:41 PM
>> To: voyage-linux at voyage.hk
>> Subject: Re: [Voyage-linux] Searching for available forum
>>
>> Hi Punky,
>>
>> thanks for you nice answer! If you growed up to the 21century ... ;) ... i
>> will provide my help to build up a forum for the community.
>> In my study, my professor has studied the grow of communities in the last
>> years, and has found out, that communities "for all" (not only for specials
>> like "linux kernel") increases with the option of a forum - not at least
>> because for newcomers a forum is the better way to find the way in the the
>> topic.
>>
>> But it's your decision ... my help is only an offer.
>>
>> regards,
>> marcel
>>
>> Am 11.11.2009 um 07:51 schrieb Punky Tse:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Marcel
>>>
>>> Thank your for your sincere suggestion.  But perhaps if Linux kernel or
>>> Apache Software Foundations projects switch to use forum instead of mailing
>>> list for community communications, Voyage Linux will probably switch to
>>> forum too! May be I am just a old-fashion guy and live under the well.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Punky
>>>
>>> Marcel wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Punky for quick reply.
>>>>
>>>> I thought the use of mailing-lists are obsolete, isn't it? Why you don't
>>>> use a forum instead?
>>>>
>>>> :)
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> maeck
>>>>
>>>> Am 11.11.2009 um 03:20 schrieb Punky Tse:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> We don't use forum but mailing-list instead.  Perhaps you should search
>>>>> in the mailing list archive.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://marc.info/?l=voyage-linux
>>>>> or
>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/voyage-linux@list.voyage.hk/
>>>>>
>>>>> - Punky
>>>>>
>>>>> Marcel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i'm new in collaboration with voyage-linux on my alix.2d2.
>>>>>> I found the wiki-pages, but i'm searching for a forum to diskuss
>>>>>> problems or to search for problems in association with voyage linux.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On http://linux.voyage.hk/ i can't found anything, isn't it?
>>>>>> And when, why?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>> maeck
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