On 07/25/2010 02:32 PM, Ivan Shmakov wrote: 

[…]

 > 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.
Why? Because the SFI Board takes decision together and we don't want to rush into things (you might have noticed - *irony* ). I looked (quickly) at gname and was confused by the user interface. Not something that seems that easy to me (and still looks very geeky as well).

But as I said, we're gathering feedbacks and at our next board meeting (today in 5 hours - assuming we have enough time this week) we will weight the pros and cons and maybe take a decision.

Thank you.

Fred
[…]

[1] http://gmane.org/post.php
[2] http://gmane.org/subscribe.php

  


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