I would disagree, any developer worth his salt is already likely to be on multiple mailing lists, especially if they are just checking out django and not already using as their primary development platform. Forums are an absolutely nightmare as soon as you need to be on more that one, mailing lists all have the same interface (your mail client) and this scales rather nicely for when you are members of more than one community.
If a mail interface is going to put off a developer, then simple things like actually learning and reading are also likely to put off said developer, and they will never get anywhere anyway. Tom On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:13 AM, joshuajenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > I think this provides a significant barrier to those trying to adopt > the language. While those that are used to mailing lists are fond of > them I don't think the general development public is nearly as > infatuated. People that might consider switching to Django from, say, > PHP or ASP.NET will probably find the lack of forums just another > hurdle in adopting a platform which is intimidating from the outside. > > Personally, I detest the mail list format. There are forums out there > that aren't all about signatures and annoying avatars, Vanilla is > something that comes to mind. It's all about the presentation. > > Anyway, my point being that the lack of a familiar forum-type > environment to post questions is a deterrent to adoption. > > 2c. > > On Nov 12, 3:07 pm, "Russell Keith-Magee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:37 AM, IMTheNachoMan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > I realize that Django uses google groups for discussions and what not > > > but I was wondering how people felt about a Forum? Something with a > > > little better UI and better organization. > > > > Search the archives. This has come up many, many times before, and has > > been rejected every time. > > > > If you feel like you need a better UI, then you probably need to look > > into getting a better mail client. I certainly contest the assertion > > that forums have a better UI than a mailing list. Quite frankly, I > > haven't come across a single online forum that doesn't make my > > eyeballs itch. > > > > Completely aside from any UI issues, mailing lists also have the > > significant benefit that you can download all the content onto your > > local machine, so if you're on a plane or otherwise disconnected from > > the intertubes, you still have access to your mail. > > > > A couple of people have tried setting up forums. However, I can't > > remember the name or URL of a single one of them. I certainly don't > > post to any of them. > > > > Yours, > > Russ Magee %-) > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
