Ubuntu-Au Forum

[Dave Hall]

On Sun, 2009-10-18 at 19:29 +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> 2009/10/18 Dave Hall <dave.hall at skwashd.com>:
> > On Sun, 2009-10-18 at 17:35 +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> >>
> > That is why I proposed the compromise plan - use a forum with a mail
> > interface and link it to the relevant lists.  It would also allow us to
> > make more lists available to Australia ubuntu users.  FUDForum is
> > capable of doing this.
> 
> But we already have a compromise plan: a list with multiple forum interfaces.
> 
> That gives us:
>   * an e-mail list, professionally and reliably administered by
> Canonical (lists.ubuntu.com)
>   * forum-like interfaces through Google, Gmane, etc.
>   * a centralised and reliable store of message archives
>   * other archives around the Internet

All of this remains

>   * no burden of administration on any community member

Someone has offered to admin it.


> Another key question is who will own the posts. I don't want my posts
> to be owned by some unknown entity. I can post to lists.ubuntu.com
> with some assurance that they'll do the right thing with regards to
> rights. Even if they don't, my messages are still mirrored around the
> Web.

As it interfaces with the lists, it will be the same as now.

Cheers

Dave