Ubuntu-Au Forum

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

2009/10/19 Dave Hall <dave.hall at skwashd.com>:
> 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.

"Someone"

Do we have certainty that this service will continue for the long
term? Will it have the same level of reliability and performance as
using Canonical's servers?

Can we trust a proprietary service? At least with Canonical there is a
degree of trust.

>> 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.

I still don't see how turning everything upside down will bring any
benefit. We already have a system that is tried and proven, and there
are multiple capable Web interfaces to use. Would it make you feel
better if I called Google Groups or Gmane a "forum"?

If you're so wedded to vBulletin, there's always ubuntuforums.org. Why
have another?

Based on experience, I can say that this is not something that
Ubuntu-Au should be doing. It's a lot of work for no gain.

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