Frederic Muller - SFI <fred@softwarefreedomday.org> writes: On 07/25/2010 06:03 AM, Cat Scratch wrote: On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 15:42 +0800, Frederic Muller - SFI wrote:
We've been considering a move to using a forum as our main discussion platform
I really don't like using web forums.
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I understand some people do prefer web forums, but I don't think you should disengage those of us who prefer mailing lists.
The situation is that today the mailing list(s) is limiting us in the way we interact with our audience.
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Modern forum software allow you to RSS feed and get all the latest posts well organized (no need to use your web browser - even though I am sure we all have one open all day long), you can subscribe to threads and receive emails notification, some even allow you to send emails to post to the forum.
… And I'd like to note that Gmane supports RSS, too. […]
I'm uncertain of the benefits of keeping both a mailing list and have a forum. The way to ask question becomes unclear and might confuse users (maybe it's just a matter of presentation only), however we might also go along that road based on the community feedback.
That's why Gmane may be of interest: it offers a forum- and a blog-like Web-interface for a mailing list. In particular, the messages posted via the Web interface are instantly available to the mailing list subscribers and vice versa [2]. No separation between the two, and no confusion, either. So, why not just to fill the form at [2] and let the community test the usability? Won't it prove to be worthwhile, the things could be undone pretty easily. […] [1] http://gmane.org/post.php [2] http://gmane.org/subscribe.php -- FSF associate member #7257