Jordan Rinke wrote: > 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.
If you take Ubuntu (arguably one of the largest software-related forums in the world), the forums are completely ignored by developers, so it relies on a completely separate user community. It is a source for wrong (or outdated) technical answers and user frustration. They recently set up a stackexchange site at ask.ubuntu.com, and it is a huge success. Developers and users contribute to it, and it's a valuable and continuously-updated source of information. I don't want us to run into the same failure before realizing there is a better and more targeted tool available... Personally I would ignore forums (since they are a waste of time), but contribute to the stackexchange site (since they are an easy way to contribute reference information). > 77.8% voting for a forum at this point (out of 18 responses) I would wait on Anne's answer before taking any hasty decision based on a binary poll. -- 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