Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-20 Thread Ralph Janke
On 07/16/2010 11:50 AM, Josep Sànchez wrote: > I suppose the proposal will end being accepted, but I really, really > desagree in using propietary closed source tools for the community > work. Its absolutely goes against (at least as how I see it) the > gnu/linux and FOSS communities principles, an

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-17 Thread Martin Owens
I've been watching this thread for a few days now... On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 12:59 +0300, Stas Sușcov wrote: > Those who are using resources like SE didn't ask to support > their initiative, they just registered it and got their fans on their > own. The point is that you are free to use SE and creat

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-17 Thread Josep Sànchez
2010/7/17 Martin Owens : > Hey Laura, > > On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 11:23 +0100, Laura Czajkowski wrote: >> Actually the reason I suggested posting the mail to your locos is >> that's >> what this mailing list is for,  If you start making personal >> decisions >> on what should be forwarded to your tea

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-17 Thread Martin Owens
Hey Laura, On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 11:23 +0100, Laura Czajkowski wrote: > Actually the reason I suggested posting the mail to your locos is > that's > what this mailing list is for, If you start making personal > decisions > on what should be forwarded to your teams then you really shouldn't > be

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-17 Thread Hollman Enciso R.
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Hollman Enciso R. wrote: > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 5:45 AM, Laura Czajkowski > wrote: >> On 15/07/10 11:12, Evan Dandrea wrote: >>> Hi there! >>> >>> >>> This is where you come in. :)  If this project excites you as much as >>> it does for me, wont you please te

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-17 Thread Hollman Enciso R.
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 5:45 AM, Laura Czajkowski wrote: > On 15/07/10 11:12, Evan Dandrea wrote: >> Hi there! >> >> >> This is where you come in. :)  If this project excites you as much as >> it does for me, wont you please tell your LoCo teams about it.  Feel >> free to use your own referral lin

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-17 Thread Stas Sușcov
În data de Sb, 17-07-2010 la 11:23 +0100, Laura Czajkowski a scris: > s replies, it looks that you simply ignored the > > messages where the main idea is explained. People have nothing to do > > with Facebook and twitter, until somebody doesn't try to make `a must` > > out of it. Those who are usin

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-17 Thread Laura Czajkowski
s replies, it looks that you simply ignored the > messages where the main idea is explained. People have nothing to do > with Facebook and twitter, until somebody doesn't try to make `a must` > out of it. Those who are using resources like SE didn't ask to support > their initiative, they just regi

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-17 Thread Stas Sușcov
În data de Vi, 16-07-2010 la 20:04 -0500, Be Netritious a scris: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I'm fairly new to Ubuntu (little over a year) but I am surprised by > the reaction to this idea. > > Until yesterday when the initial email came in I had not heard of > stack ove

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-16 Thread Jacob Peddicord
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Isaac Bowen wrote: > In fact, Gmail thought this /was/ spam. The Gmail spam filters have been over-reacting a lot the past couple of days. In fact, a Summer of Code message *from* Google was held up by it today. Irony! > I think the solution here is to extend La

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-16 Thread Isaac Bowen
In fact, Gmail thought this /was/ spam. Imho, Stack Overflow is not spiritually a good match for Ubuntu. As a product. That said, and issues of integration with the Ubuntu dev ecosystem aside, functionally it surpasses Launchpad as a simple and low-bar-to-entry solution for q&a. You could consider

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-16 Thread Be Netritious
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm fairly new to Ubuntu (little over a year) but I am surprised by the reaction to this idea. Until yesterday when the initial email came in I had not heard of stack overflow, but it's an interesting web site that seems to cater to all things technic

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-16 Thread Anthony Hook
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Pedro Franco Alvarado < pmfra...@fybsistemas-ec.com> wrote: > El vie, 16-07-2010 a las 17:50 +0200, Josep Sànchez escribió: > > I suppose the proposal will end being accepted, but I really, really > > desagree in using propietary closed source tools for the communi

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-16 Thread Pedro Franco Alvarado
El vie, 16-07-2010 a las 17:50 +0200, Josep Sànchez escribió: > I suppose the proposal will end being accepted, but I really, really > desagree in using propietary closed source tools for the community > work. Its absolutely goes against (at least as how I see it) the > gnu/linux and FOSS communiti

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-16 Thread Josep Sànchez
I suppose the proposal will end being accepted, but I really, really desagree in using propietary closed source tools for the community work. Its absolutely goes against (at least as how I see it) the gnu/linux and FOSS communities principles, and I think that it brings me one step towards (and man

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-16 Thread Ralph Janke
so that focus should be on maintaining current forum, and >> sites already in existance. >> >> Cordially, >> >> >> Daniel Stone >> >> In reply to: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through >> promotion >> >> On

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Randall Ross
ent forum, and > sites already in existance. > > Cordially, > > > Daniel Stone > > In reply to: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through > promotion > > On Thu, 2010-07-15 at 14:34 +0300, Stas Sușcov wrote: >> În data de Jo, 15-07-2010 la

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Daniel Van‵Stone
Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion On Thu, 2010-07-15 at 14:34 +0300, Stas Sușcov wrote: > În data de Jo, 15-07-2010 la 11:12 +0100, Evan Dandrea a scris: > > Hi there! > > > > We're trying to get the good people at Stack Exchange to create a > > commu

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Josep Sànchez
2010/7/16 Daniel Van‵Stone : > Hello to you also, > > I see a need to spread Ubuntu but promotion through this medium may make > searches for solutions even more difficult. > > I agree also that focus should be on maintaining current forum, and > sites already in existance. I also agree than havin

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Daniel Van‵Stone
Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion On Thu, 2010-07-15 at 14:34 +0300, Stas Sușcov wrote: > În data de Jo, 15-07-2010 la 11:12 +0100, Evan Dandrea a scris: > > Hi there! > > > > We're trying to get the good people at Stack Exchange to create a > > commu

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Stas Sușcov
În data de Jo, 15-07-2010 la 14:45 +0100, Evan Dandrea a scris: > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Stas Sușcov wrote: > > * The data belongs to the guys behind SE > > This is patently false. It's licensed CC-by-SA 3.0 > > http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/04/changes-to-stack-exchange/ > http:

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Ralph Janke
On 07/15/2010 07:34 AM, Stas Sușcov wrote: > * It has nothing to do with ubuntu as a community > > What I would really like to see, is a new initiative to > rebuild/organize/simplify existing ubuntu forums, instead of trying to > get people on SE. > At first, it has a lot to do with Ubuntu. The

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Evan Dandrea
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Evan Dandrea wrote: > I did explain the pros.  If you want a deeper explanation, read my or > Iain's blog posts. Just in case you missed them in my original post: http://design.canonical.com/2010/07/vote-now-for-a-more-supportive-future/ http://evand.wordpress.c

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Evan Dandrea
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Stas Sușcov wrote: > * The data belongs to the guys behind SE This is patently false. It's licensed CC-by-SA 3.0 http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/04/changes-to-stack-exchange/ http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/06/stack-overflow-creative-commons-data-dump/ >

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Laura Czajkowski
On 15/07/10 11:12, Evan Dandrea wrote: > Hi there! > > > This is where you come in. :) If this project excites you as much as > it does for me, wont you please tell your LoCo teams about it. Feel > free to use your own referral link (Stack Exchange has a spectacularly > fun reward / badges system

Re: Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Stas Sușcov
În data de Jo, 15-07-2010 la 11:12 +0100, Evan Dandrea a scris: > Hi there! > > We're trying to get the good people at Stack Exchange to create a > community Ubuntu users and developers question and answer site built > on their platform and hosted for free by them (with all the content > being CC

Need help getting an Ubuntu Stack Exchange created through promotion

2010-07-15 Thread Evan Dandrea
Hi there! We're trying to get the good people at Stack Exchange to create a community Ubuntu users and developers question and answer site built on their platform and hosted for free by them (with all the content being CC licensed). As part of the proposal process we need to get people to visit t