OK, putting the idea on hold for now :) I'll have to re-think the concept.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thursday, August 04, 2011, at 12:44 PM, Nazar Hotsa wrote: > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Cygwin-ports-general] CygwinPorts website/forum/etc > > Yup, will do that too. I perfectly understand likes/needs of NNTP version. > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:28 PM, James E. LaBarre <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On 08/04/2011 09:31 AM, Nazar Hotsa wrote: >>> I see... >>> Anyway, I have a feeling that a community website is something people >>> will enjoy :) OK, I guess I'll give it a try. Will announce here if >>> folks are interested. >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On Wed, 2011-08-03 at 18:50 +0300, Nazar Hotsa wrote: >>>>> I want to create a website with forum and perhaps other >>>>> bells&whistles for Cygwin/CygwinPorts community. I feel like ppl need >>>>> this. >>>>> Ready to sponsor domain name, hosting and some work to get the site >>>>> up and running. >>>>> >>>>> What do you guys think about this? Is my idea worth putting efforts in it? >>>> >>>> I think this pretty much sums it up: >>>> >>>> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-10/msg00134.html >> >> I'd agree with Ken's comment that I despise being constrained to a >> web-GUI interface. Yes, for some people that's the best solution, but >> I'd suggest if you create such a forum that you should find some >> solution that also provides NNTP versions of the forums as well. >> Would much prefer to use a newsreader, and really wish more sites >> would go that way. > > I, for one, would not like a proliferation of web sites. If Yaakov won't > put a link on <http://sourceware.org/cygwinports/>, it just going to be a > resource that many won't use. > > - Barry > Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. > Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. > Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 > _______________________________________________ > Cygwin-ports-general mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Cygwin-ports-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general
