Linux Kernel: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=linux+kernel+forum 5 million results Apache: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=apache+forum 23 million results
I am sure at least one or two of those are active forums. LinuxQuestions.org is a good example, it is a forum that is based around questions and topics are marked as solved when they are and it ranges from newbie questions to fairly advanced stuff. I think a purely QnA site misses the mark a little, that style is great for a very specific question (And the OSQnA stuff Everett linked looks great) but I think a lot of users are lacking the knowledge to ask a very specific question just yet. So maybe it is that we need a place for random discussion, but that can also specifically answer a question as well. 77.8% voting for a forum at this point (out of 18 responses) -----Original Message----- From: Thierry Carrez [mailto:thie...@openstack.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 8:59 AM To: Jordan Rinke Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Openstack] Creating a forum Jordan Rinke wrote: > Can anyone name a large successful project that either doesn't have an > official forum, or that multiple unofficial forums haven't sprung up around? The Linux Kernel ? Apache HTTPD ? Most projects that have forums are end-user-oriented, not sysadmin-oriented. > Also, I looked and phpbb has a mod that allows marking topics as > solved, selecting a post as the answer and also giving posts solve > ratings so I think that is a good combination of both worlds (and we > could tweak expand on the concept if needed) That doesn't solve the duplication of questions which usually plague forums. In the end, it all depends on what you're after. If you want a place for random people to randomly discuss OpenStack, then a forum system is definitely the good answer. If you want an area where to ask questions and find answers, then a stackexchange-type site is what you need. Using one to do the other is a recipe for pain. -- Thierry Carrez (ttx) Release Manager, OpenStack _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
