Trying to gauge usage of a possible AlphaLinux.org Forum

[Bill Traynor]

> Måns Rullgård wrote:
>> Steven Moix <steven.moix at axianet.ch> writes:
>>
>>> Hi Matt,
>>>
>>> On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 16:24 -0500, Matt Turner wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Among other things, I've been tossing the idea of a Forum for
>>>> AlphaLinux.org.
>>>>
>>>> It would provide a central location for Alpha discussion.
>>>>
>>>> Would you use it?
>>>>
>>>> Ideas and suggestions requested.
>>> As I already told you on IRC, I wouldn't use it for the simple reason
>>> that we already have this mailinglist and IRC. Seems like another
>>> information dispersion to me. Let's face it, people still interested in
>>> Alpha are geeks who know how to use IRC :) Don't you think?
>>
>> I will not use a web-forum, ever.  I won't stop you setting one up,
>> but I will not read it, and certainly not post anything there.  I just
>> cannot stand the cumbersome, featureless interfaces of those things.
>>
>> Mailing lists are perfectly adequate, nicely complemented by the more
>> direct, informal medium of IRC.
>
> m/l are fine. Forums also. Both are usually index by major search
> engines and therefore if you have a problem and search for it, you'll
> find it.
>
> IRC is a geek medium :-) Although I *do* use IRC, I don't think it's
> good to discuss *real* problems there. Just because people not online
> will never see the thread. :-(
>
> I don't like forums too much, but I know from AlphaCore.info, that -
> Matt is right - many people where online there and discussing problems
> that we never saw on any m/l (or anything else).
>
> Matt. I think it's a good idea to have forums. I'd also suggest to
> create a 'Patches' (or similar) page within the wiki, where we can
> upload patches we have. A *COMMON AXP PATCHES STORE* - if you like...

Isn't that what http://patchwork.kernel.org/ is for?  I believe you just
need to ask to have linux-alpha@ added to the patchwork projects page.

>
> Structure should be something like this:
> common-axp-patches
> `-- glibc
>      `-- 2.9
>          `-- ptr_mangling.patch
>
> /me suggests.
>
> Please folks. ALWAYS try to put a comment at the top of your patch. Try
> to mention where you got it from, references to m/l or other websites.
> Name/mail of you or the one who created the patch. And of course: Try to
> mention what this patch should fix. Maybe also the timestamp of CVS
> checkout. All kind of information that might help...
>
> -of
>
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