On 2023-07-13 21:52, Sarthak Shah wrote: > Hey Guix, > I think we should seriously consider having a user forum similar to > Debian's User Forum or Nixos' Discourse. > > As of now, it's a bit difficult for beginners to find answers to their > problems in the mailing list or in IRC logs as they aren't very easy to > navigate compared to forum threads. Seeing the situation with RHEL, I think > now's the perfect time for us to acquire new HPC/stability-oriented users > in particular, and I believe that most of them would not be very > IRC/mailing list-savvy either. > It would also immensely help to have community discussions and other forms > of information concentrated in one location instead of split over the IRC > and the mailing list. > > If we are to go ahead with making a forum, I think I'm speaking for a lot > of people here when I say that I don't want a forum that cannot be used > without Javascript or cannot be built/deployed with Guix. Given these > constraints, Discourse is not a good option as it does not build on Guix. > phpBB and SMF are two good options we could look into, although they look a > little dated compared to discourse. Flarum might also be worth looking > into, but I am not sure if it will build properly on Guix. > > Software suggestions as well as thoughts on this idea would be greatly > appreciated! > > Regards, > Sarthak.
A great idea. I would use a forum. I would say just go ahead and set up a forum yourself, and I'll bring some people along that I know from the fediverse. ~vidak