> Of course, but I guess users will be too lazy to search in > abondoned launchapad before posting to stackexchange:)
Well, my regular workflow is to google things -- if the answer comes up on launchpad or anywhere else doesn't really matter. Does anyone explicitly search launchpad alone? Anyways, one can always post the launchpad link along with a friendly rtfm and downvote the question. :) --Nico On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Jan Blechta <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:21:43 +0100 > Nico Schlömer <[email protected]> wrote: >> stackexchange is somewhat fashionable nowadays, and for good reasons >> indeed. Plus also, there's no need to remove the old questions from >> launchpad (is it?). > > Of course, but I guess users will be too lazy to search in > abondoned launchapad before posting to stackexchange:) > >> >> --Nico >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Anders Logg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 03:14:42PM +0100, Jan Blechta wrote: >> >> On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:02:20 +0100 >> >> Anders Logg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 09:32:42AM +0000, Florian Rathgeber >> >> > wrote: >> >> > > On 27/03/13 20:37, Anders Logg wrote: >> >> > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 09:10:48PM +0100, Nico Schlömer >> >> > > > wrote: >> >> > > >> Hi all, >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> when asking questions about FEniCS/Dolfin, is it still >> >> > > >> recommended to use Launchpad or can we already switch to >> >> > > >> stackexchange, i.e., are you guys already watching the >> >> > > >> fenics-tagged questions coming in over there? >> >> > > > >> >> > > > I suggest we wait until we've converted the repositories, >> >> > > > then after that focus on moving the questions over to >> >> > > > stackexchange. >> >> > > >> >> > > Why not encourage to start asking questions over there already? >> >> > > StackExchange is about critical mass, so people will feel more >> >> > > comfortable using it when they're not the first to ask a >> >> > > question. >> >> > >> >> > I think we should focus on one thing at a time. We're still >> >> > discussing how to convert the code. Moving over to stackexchange >> >> > is a bit more involved than just moving there. We need to update >> >> > the web page with some good instructions for how to post >> >> > questions on stackexchange (with links to stackexchange >> >> > guidelines) and some instructive examples on what to post there >> >> > and what not to post there. I imagine we will have another >> >> > thread on that in a week or so. >> >> > >> >> > > You're not planning to actually migrate the questions from >> >> > > answers.launchpad.net to scicomp, are you? >> >> > >> >> > No. We start over fresh, just as with the git branch(es). :-) >> >> >> >> Actually what is the reason not to keep questions (and possibly bug >> >> management) on launchpad? Does it work poorly? DOLFIN has huge >> >> question base and launchpad web UI suggest to user questions >> >> related to his problem before actually posting it. Perhapse it >> >> would save many recurrent questions when starting from scratch on >> >> stackexchange. >> > >> > The stackexchange system is even better suited for this. Questions >> > and answers can be voted up and down + other features not available >> > on Launchpad. And stackexchange seems to be a much more vibrant >> > community. >> > >> > -- >> > Anders >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics >> > Post to : [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
