Stack Overflow is using the same type as software, not the same software. May 20, 2020, 14:52 by [email protected]:
> Can't we update as they do? > Stack Exchange is running private proprietary software, that is a separate platform. And yes, you can pay them to run your own instance. At 5$/per user - every month ( https://stackoverflow.com/teams/pricing ) At 12$/per user every month if you want any moderation tools. Some OSM content is on topic on https://gis.stackexchange.com/ (I used to be active there but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_Exchange#Declining_relationship_between_users_and_company https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/333965/firing-mods-and-forced-relicensing-is-stack-exchange-still-interested-in-cooper etc happened) May 20, 2020, 14:52 by [email protected]: > Stack overflow seems to use the same software and is highly active. This > seems to be updated? Can't we update as they do? > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions> > > /Andreas > > On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 9:34 AM Tobias Wrede <> [email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> we have several channels in OSM to facilitate discussions and support. >> First touch point for new users is often >> help.openstreetmap.org >> <http://help.openstreetmap.org>>> . >> Questions relating to mapping in general, tagging, editors, development, >> OSM based applications are asked there and get answered in most cases. >> >> The site is based on OSQA, a software which has not been maintained in >> some time. Some application errors have surface in the past but had to >> be ignored since no fixes are coming from OSQA any more. Until now we >> could live with that. They were annoying but not critical. There are >> open tickets on OSM github to move the help site to some other framework >> (>> https://github.com/openstreetmap/operations/issues/149>> , >> >> https://github.com/openstreetmap/operations/issues/377>> ) but there >> isn't >> exactly an abundance of volunteers to take care of that. >> >> Usability of >> help.openstreetmap.org <http://help.openstreetmap.org>>> >> has now seriously worsened over the >> past few days with some js error popping up for longer and longer times >> (>> >> https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/74831/why-does-the-add-a-new-comment-button-sometimes-not-work>> >> ). >> Buttons to support formatting questions and answers are gone, comments >> cannot be added and moderation functions (reporting, converting >> questions to comments etc.) are not working anymore. >> >> If this continuous we can shut down the site soon. Even if this problem >> got resolved somehow it's only a matter of time until a new problem >> arises. The site provides a low entry hurdles place to ask questions >> that can be solved by simple answers. I'd hate so see it gone. >> >> I'm neither a programmer who could help out on the technical side nor am >> I involved in OSM organization and politics to have an idea on how this >> could be sorted out. Question around: Can we find someone to take care >> of the technical side? Can we involve any of the OSM organizations to >> find, maybe pay, someone? Does the community even find it worthwhile >> keeping the site? >> >> cheers, >> >> Tobias >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >>
_______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
