Ubuntu Australia LoCo Team Forums

[Melissa Draper]

Chris Jones wrote:
> I know this has been suggested in the past and the issue has
> continuously been swept under the carpet by many people. No names
> mentioned.

It was NOT swept under the carpet. If you had been paying attention to 
the list, you would have known this. I find this insinuation quite 
offensive.

>
> We can't seem to get a Ubuntu Australia LoCo Team Forum at
> UbuntuForums.org, so I propose the idea of creating our own.
>

That is because the team decided that it was not necessary to splinter 
the group into yet another communication medium. Instead, we decided to 
use gmane to add a web interface to the mailing list.
 
>
> I am sick to death of 'chatting' via the mailing list as it's such an
> old fashioned way of communicating.
>
> How about it people?
>
>   

Chris,

We, as a team, decided, on numerous occasions (3 occasions iirc), that 
we do not need a local english language forum in the english language 
based ubuntuforums.org. Instead, we decided to pursue having the gmane 
interface to the mailing list... so that there is a singular content 
pool for two access mediums. Web interface and email interface. This now 
exists, and has done so for months

As per this decision, the gmane interface was set up, and announced by 
Jeff back in mid-February. See the mail in the mailman archives ( 
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2007-February/001284.html ), 
or read below:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	Web based access to ubuntu-au via Gmane
> Date: 	Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:04:26 +1100
> From: 	Jeff Waugh <jdub at perkypants.org>
> To: 	Ubuntu Australia <ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com>
>
>
> Hey folks,
>
> Those clamouring for delicious web-based access to ubuntu-au will be pleased
> today -- Gmane is now subscribed *and* has complete historical archives of
> the list!
>
> Everything you need to know about ubuntu-au on Gmane, including statistics,
> search and links to Gmane interfaces (nntp, rss, threaded, bloggy):
>
>   http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.region.australia
>
> Or, dive straight in to the thready view:
>
>   http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.region.australia
>
>
> Rock on, Aussie freedom lovers!
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Jeff

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Melissa Draper

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