debian.net end-user information (was: ask.debian.net)

2015-09-07 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Thu, 27 Aug 2015, Lev Lazinskiy wrote: > I am curious if anyone knows who runs ask.debian.net or *.debian.net in > general? https://wiki.debian.org/DebianNetDomains In a nutshell: In a CLI (command line interface), type: host -t txt ask.debian.net It will anwser: ask.debi

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
On 08/28/2015 03:12 PM, Mike Castle wrote: > On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Lev Lazinskiy wrote: >> 1. It is very approachable to anyone since a lot of people have already >> used Stack Overflow. >> >> 2. It has better search tools. >> >> 3. Actual Answers float to the top (instead of having t

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Mike Castle
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Lev Lazinskiy wrote: > 1. It is very approachable to anyone since a lot of people have already > used Stack Overflow. > > 2. It has better search tools. > > 3. Actual Answers float to the top (instead of having to read through en > endless stream of threads or foru

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
n.org/DebianNetDomains .. none of this is in the >>>> WHOIS. >>> >>> >>> There is a mailing address and phone number listed. At any rate, you can >>> always register a new domainname. Ric >> >> Ok. The other people on this list got me

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Ric Moore
er a new domainname. Ric Ok. The other people on this list got me the information that I needed and I am in the process of setting up discourse now for ask.debian.net thanks to this list. You are? That's quick! Discourse looks interesting but it is worth querying whether the quality of the

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Brian
y. Ric > >> > >> Not sure what you mean by that. This is the information I was looking > >> for https://wiki.debian.org/DebianNetDomains .. none of this is in the > >> WHOIS. > > > > > > There is a mailing address and phone number listed. At a

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
of this is in the >> WHOIS. > > > There is a mailing address and phone number listed. At any rate, you can > always register a new domainname. Ric Ok. The other people on this list got me the information that I needed and I am in the process of setting up discourse now for a

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Ric Moore
On 08/28/2015 10:45 AM, Lev Lazinskiy wrote: On 08/28/2015 10:40 AM, Ric Moore wrote: On 08/28/2015 08:27 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Friday 28 August 2015 13:18:33 Lev Lazinskiy wrote: I think that there is some value to have a Q&A style support section Out of interest, what is wrong with th

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
On 08/28/2015 10:40 AM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 08/28/2015 08:27 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> On Friday 28 August 2015 13:18:33 Lev Lazinskiy wrote: >>> I think that there is some value to have a Q&A style support >>> section >> >> Out of interest, what is wrong with the mailing list and the forum? >

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Ric Moore
On 08/28/2015 08:27 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Friday 28 August 2015 13:18:33 Lev Lazinskiy wrote: I think that there is some value to have a Q&A style support section Out of interest, what is wrong with the mailing list and the forum? Also, out of interest, if the OP cannot use whois to reve

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
nce it exposes potential answers and makes them > > easier to find. > > A worthy objective but I wonder whether the amount of work would result > in a more useful site with more eyes. The views of two users are at > > http://ask.debian.net/questions/this-website-ask-debian-net-is

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Brian
gt; question. I think the Q&A format is better when you are randomly > searching for hints since it exposes potential answers and makes them > easier to find. A worthy objective but I wonder whether the amount of work would result in a more useful site with more eyes. The views of two users ar

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 02:31:36PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi Thomas, > Hi, > > Lev Lazinskiy wrote: > > Right, but who owns debian.net? > > The question about domain ownership is answered by > > whois debian.net Didn't even think of doing WHOIS. :) Thanks this may be the best appraoch.

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 01:27:20PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Friday 28 August 2015 13:18:33 Lev Lazinskiy wrote: > > I think that there is some value to have a Q&A style support > > section > > Out of interest, what is wrong with the mailing list and the forum? I personally have no problem wi

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Lev Lazinskiy wrote: > Right, but who owns debian.net? The question about domain ownership is answered by whois debian.net which says among lots of legalese Registrant Name: SPI Hostmaster Registrant Organization: Software in the Public Interest, Inc. - Debian Project plus a postal

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 28 August 2015 13:18:33 Lev Lazinskiy wrote: > I think that there is some value to have a Q&A style support > section Out of interest, what is wrong with the mailing list and the forum? Lisi

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-28 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 03:24:52PM +1000, Riley Baird wrote: > > I am curious if anyone knows who runs ask.debian.net or *.debian.net in > > general? > > debian.net services are unofficial; they are just entries in a DNS > table. Right, but who owns debian.net? > &g

Re: ask.debian.net

2015-08-27 Thread Riley Baird
> I am curious if anyone knows who runs ask.debian.net or *.debian.net in > general? debian.net services are unofficial; they are just entries in a DNS table. As for ask.debian.net, I don't know who runs it, but it's pretty much dead. pgpVmqPE1Ulnq.pgp Description: PGP signature

ask.debian.net

2015-08-27 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
Hello everyone, I am curious if anyone knows who runs ask.debian.net or *.debian.net in general? Best, Lev