On Oct 9, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Ken Gunderson wrote: > On Sun, 2011-10-09 at 02:51 -0400, Richard L. Hamilton wrote: >> On Oct 8, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Josef 'Jeff' Sipek wrote: >> >>> 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. >> >> I must be old-fashioned, but I find an NNTP server easier than forums (and >> less junk accumulating on my mail server). Seamonkey has an adequate >> reader, although I prefer knews. Those have nice threading, killfiles, etc. >> And they're usually _much_ faster and less problems than a web forum. > > +1!!! > > Sad that newer generation seems to have missed this very useful protocol > - indeed, as some have argued, "the original groupware".
Yes. as I said in a previous message, it seems the new generation of "internet" users are really "web" users. If it's not on the web it's doesn't really count. Sad. _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
