Re: Why not a forum

> "Preston, Dale" : > I was just wondering why this group uses an email list rather than a > forum. It seems forum software is more searchable and filterable than > email lists. If you want to, you can read this list in a forum-like, searchable form here:

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, July 25, 2014 9:26 AM To: Maven Users List Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Re: Why not a forum Apache is an independent non-profit dedicated to the dissemination of free software. The list archives are freely archivable and indexable by anyone who wants to -- and there are many sites, such as Nabble

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[mailto:andrew.todd...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 9:26 AM To: Maven Users List Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Re: Why not a forum Apache is an independent non-profit dedicated to the dissemination of free software. The list archives are freely archivable and indexable by anyone who wants

Re: Why not a forum

Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Re: Why not a forum Apache is an independent non-profit dedicated to the dissemination of free software. The list archives are freely archivable and indexable by anyone who wants to -- and there are many sites, such as Nabble and MarkMail, who do. Using email as the primary

Re: Why not a forum

On 07/22/2014 06:51 PM, Preston, Dale wrote: I was just wondering why this group uses an email list rather than a forum. It seems forum software is more searchable and filterable than email lists. I'd rather Mailing-List.

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investigating. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Ron Wheeler [mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:23 AM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Why not a forum On 23/07/2014 9:03 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51:54PM

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. -Original Message- From: Ron Wheeler [mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:23 AM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Why not a forum On 23/07/2014 9:03 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51:54PM +, Preston, Dale wrote: I was just

Re: Why not a forum

: Ron Wheeler [mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:23 AM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Why not a forum On 23/07/2014 9:03 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51:54PM +, Preston, Dale wrote: I was just wondering why

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worth investigating. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Ron Wheeler [mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:23 AM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Why not a forum On 23/07/2014 9:03 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51

Re: Why not a forum

@maven.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Why not a forum On 23/07/2014 9:03 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51:54PM +, Preston, Dale wrote: I was just wondering why this group uses an email list rather than a forum. It seems forum software is more searchable

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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 +1 For mailing lists I am not on LinkedIn, and in general am not on any social media sites. I don't really need to spend additional time keeping up Google+, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc. There are forum versions of this mailing list already (Nabble, for

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UseNet News, for the kill file alone... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org

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Mailing lists + email filters = de facto RSS feed. I don't see how a linkedin group could be easier or more useful. On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Robert Kuropkat rkurop...@t-sciences.com wrote: UseNet News, for the kill file alone...

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On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51:54PM +, Preston, Dale wrote: I was just wondering why this group uses an email list rather than a forum. It seems forum software is more searchable and filterable than email lists. If it had been my choice: because I'd have to go to a forum every day (and a

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: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:03 AM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: Re: Why not a forum On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51:54PM +, Preston, Dale wrote: I was just wondering why this group uses an email list rather than a forum. It seems forum software is more searchable and filterable than email

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assimilated. Thanks, though, to all for the replies. It gives me something to consider. Dale -Original Message- From: Ron Wheeler [mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 3:36 PM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Why not a forum Apache Policy

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On 23/07/2014 9:03 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51:54PM +, Preston, Dale wrote: I was just wondering why this group uses an email list rather than a forum. It seems forum software is more searchable and filterable than email lists. If it had been my choice: because

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I agree with the guy who said bikeshed -- this is a bikeshed discussion. But more than that, no one in this mailing list has authority to setup new infrastructure and move lists to different technology. It really is a moot point and nothing will change. Cheers, Paul On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at

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It's like compare a car with a airplane 2014-07-23 10:43 GMT-03:00 Paul Benedict pbened...@apache.org: I agree with the guy who said bikeshed -- this is a bikeshed discussion. But more than that, no one in this mailing list has authority to setup new infrastructure and move lists to

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[mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:23 AM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Why not a forum On 23/07/2014 9:03 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:51:54PM +, Preston, Dale wrote: I was just wondering why this group uses an email

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I think because Apache is a non-profit is cost should be minimal -- including cost of time by system administrators. If you want to search and filter, you have Google and other search engines. Cheers, Paul On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Preston, Dale dale.pres...@conocophillips.com wrote:

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markmail.org is very useful for searching On 22 July 2014 22:54, Paul Benedict pbened...@apache.org wrote: I think because Apache is a non-profit is cost should be minimal -- including cost of time by system administrators. If you want to search and filter, you have Google and other search

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the Equipment and/or vast Financial Resources that corporate America enjoys Martin- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:54:54 -0500 Subject: Re: Why not a forum From: pbened...@apache.org To: users@maven.apache.org I think because Apache is a non-profit is cost should be minimal -- including cost

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.. on their own time ...using their own equipment we do not have either the Equipment and/or vast Financial Resources that corporate America enjoys Martin- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:54:54 -0500 Subject: Re: Why not a forum From: pbened...@apache.org To: users@maven.apache.org I

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There is a LinkedIn Maven User group with 2084 members http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1940051 It is not as active as it could be but is available for use. Is a way to have discussions that are easier to manage over a longer term. Many of the key resources in this forum are also in the

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America enjoys Martin- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:54:54 -0500 Subject: Re: Why not a forum From: pbened...@apache.org To: users@maven.apache.org I think because Apache is a non-profit is cost should be minimal -- including cost of time by system administrators. If you want to search and filter, you

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.. on their own time ...using their own equipment we do not have either the Equipment and/or vast Financial Resources that corporate America enjoys Martin- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:54:54 -0500 Subject: Re: Why not a forum From: pbened...@apache.org To: users@maven.apache.org I think because Apache

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On 22 Jul 2014, at 7:17 PM, Ron Wheeler rwhee...@artifact-software.com wrote: Not true. You get an e-mail (individual or digest) that you can scan to see if you want to participate in the discussion. No more onerous than belonging to this group. It also sorts out promotions and job offers

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On 22/07/2014 1:21 PM, Graham Leggett wrote: On 22 Jul 2014, at 7:17 PM, Ron Wheeler rwhee...@artifact-software.com wrote: Not true. You get an e-mail (individual or digest) that you can scan to see if you want to participate in the discussion. No more onerous than belonging to this group. It

Re: Why not a forum

bikeshedding On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Ron Wheeler rwhee...@artifact-software.com wrote: On 22/07/2014 1:21 PM, Graham Leggett wrote: On 22 Jul 2014, at 7:17 PM, Ron Wheeler rwhee...@artifact-software.com wrote: Not true. You get an e-mail (individual or digest) that you can

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Apache Policy is that if it didn't happen on the mailing list, it didn't happen. The ASF *is* mailing lists. If you want a forum-like interface there's Nabble... GMail does great structuring and search for me. On 22 July 2014 21:09, james northrup northrup.ja...@gmail.com wrote:

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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 And there's gmane with your newsreader of choice (I use Pan). Thunderbird synched to gmail / yahoo mail work nicely for searches and threading as well. /mde/ On 7/22/2014 1:11 PM, Stephen Connolly wrote: Apache Policy is that if it didn't happen

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Apache Policy is that if it didn't happen on the mailing list, it didn't happen. This policy is more important for the dev list where the mailing list is an integral part of the decision making process and is the official record of the project. For user's, it is not so important. I currently

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. Dale -Original Message- From: Ron Wheeler [mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 3:36 PM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: Why not a forum Apache Policy is that if it didn't happen on the mailing list, it didn't happen. This policy is more