I think this is a great idea! Emails threads aren't a great way to do this just because there's no mechanism for well formatted responses to particular points in someone's questions, posting code, or things like "upvoting" responses.
I see Daniel's point about less engagement if we move it to a forum, but I think that could be alleviated by encouraging people to keep email notifications up. Cheers, Dan On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:23 AM Giacomo Travaglini via gem5-dev < [email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Daniel and Ciro; it's difficult/annoying to navigate through > old unanswered emails and I presume nobody does that at the moment. > Most of the time if your email doesn't get a quick response as soon as it > gets posted, you can forget about getting some help as time passes; there > is a short window and you really have to hope someone flagged your email or > got some time to address your problem. > > I wouldn't use JIRA to be honest for asking questions; that's beyond the > scope of JIRA and it would be chaotic to mix Bug Reports, Improvement tasks > with normal questions (like: I cannot build gem5 on my machine, or does > anyone know how this works) > > Giacomo > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ciro Santilli via gem5-dev <[email protected]> > Sent: 10 June 2020 09:21 > To: gem5 Developer List <[email protected]> > Cc: Ciro Santilli <[email protected]> > Subject: [gem5-dev] Re: [Suggestion] Replace gem5-users mailing-list with > Discourse > > I would just use JIRA. But after that, Discourse is the second best. And > anything is better than a mailing list :-) ________________________________ > From: Jason Lowe-Power via gem5-dev <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:40 PM > To: gem5 Developer List <[email protected]> > Cc: gem5 users mailing list <[email protected]>; Jason Lowe-Power < > [email protected]> > Subject: [gem5-dev] Re: [Suggestion] Replace gem5-users mailing-list with > Discourse > > +1 for Discourse :). > > Just to give a bit more context: I'm also trying to find a good forum for > community engagement during my online Learning gem5 class this summer. I > would like to find a platform that could be used generally for my class > this summer, future iterations of the class, and general gem5 questions, as > I believe there will be significant overlap between these groups. > > Other potential options that IMO have more cons than pros when compared to > Discourse: > - Slack/Teams/etc. > - gitter.im > - stackoverflow > > That said, we're open to suggestions :). Our goal is to create the most > welcoming and inclusive environment possible. We'll go where our users are! > > Cheers, > Jason > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 2:45 PM Bobby Bruce via gem5-dev <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > In an effort to better support the gem5 community, there has been a > > suggestion that we drop the gem5-users mailing list and replace it > > with Discourse, https://www.discourse.org/about, a web-based > > discussion platform. I'm writing this email to propose this to the > > community and ask for feedback on the matter. > > > > We have noticed that using mailing lists as our primary communication > > platform is problematic. Sending an email to a list can be daunting > > experience, requiring an etiquette many are not accustom to. I'm sure > > I'm not the only one who feels like they are unduly bothering a large > > number of people when posting to a list (like I'm doing right now :) > > ). This is, of course, an unfortunate hurdle for many to get over when > > they encounter problems using gem5, particularly those new to the > > project. I've come to believe mailing lists are simply not a very good > > technology for fostering community engagement and helping those who are > running into difficulties. > > Mailing lists are also difficult to search, and lack proper formatting > > mechanisms to neatly display attributes such as code and output logs. > > > > Looking around at alternative technologies available, Discourse > > appears to be a suitable replacement. For those unaware, Discourse is > > (essentially) a revamp of messaging forums. It is an increasingly > > popular platform for users and developers in open source projects to > > communicate with one another (see LLVM's discourse as an example: > > https://llvm.discourse.group ). > > All-in-all, I think it's a well-designed product and contains all the > > features we'd expect and need to get our work done. I can see no > > immediate downsides to using it, though feedback from the community on > > the matter would be greatly appreciated, particularly from those who > > have used Discourse before. Dissenting opinions on the whole idea of > > moving away from the gem5-user's mailing list are also welcome. > > > > So, let me know what you think! :) > > > > Please note, regardless as to any decision made, we will continue the > > use of the gem5-dev mailing list for technical discussions for the > > foreseeable future. > > > > Kind regards, > > Bobby > > -- > > Dr. Bobby R. 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