[Ambassadors] Fedora Chinese Community group on Facebook

[Dan Mashal]

I'll try and package it.

Thanks for pointing this out.

Fuse-exfat is also not packaged, it is currently getting cleared with legal by spot.

The problem with packaging it is that you'd probably have to package it with httpd.

I run nginx, php-fpm, and phpbb. 

Either way I look into it. That's a good point.

In regards to mailman, herlo brought up a good point in that Mailman 3.0 is coming soon and will feature a forum like interface.

Thanks,
Dan

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From: ambassadors-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:ambassadors-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of Tristan Santore
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 9:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] Fedora Chinese Community group on Facebook

On 22/05/12 05:30, Tristan Santore wrote:
> On 22/05/12 05:16, Dan Mashal wrote:
>> I didn't ask WHY we were using Mailman. I know why we're using it. 
>>
>> Again I asked for this not to turn in to a flame war about Forums vs Mailman. 
>>
>> You can choose whether or not you want to subscribe to a forum/thread on a forum. It's your choice.
>>
>> Have you ever used a forum?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:ambassadors-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Tristan Santore
>> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 9:15 PM
>> To: ambassadors at lists.fedoraproject.org
>> Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] Fedora Chinese Community group on Facebook
>>
>> On 22/05/12 05:08, Dan Mashal wrote:
>>> Yes it can. You can subscribe to threads on any forum software and receive instant email updates.
>> Kind of defeats the purpose then, does it not ? Receiving emails from mailman or your forum, is hardly any different.
>>
>> I do not use facebook/g+ or any other social media application, and as such do not care much for them.
>>
>> Also, you asked why we were using mailman. I gave you the reasons why it is better. If you have counter-arguments, please make them.
>>
>> I would like to hear about them.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tristan
>>
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> I don't know about you but mailman is something I used to use in the 90's.
> 
> Sounded like you wanted to get rid of it, especially adding your 
> complaint that it was "filling your inbox".
> 
> Dan, please volunteer then to set up a phpBB forum in infra. I am all 
> for choice, just somebody has to maintain it, and not just it.
> There will be other extras that will have to be maintained for it, 
> like backup creation, anti-spam measures, spam removal, security stuff 
> and loads more I cannot think of.
> 
> Also, another issue with having yet another platform for "communication"
> , is that more and more of us will not know what is discussed where. 
> It dilutes discussion across multiple media, which is not always constructive.
> 
> I think the main reason why Fedora is on facebook and co, is to engage 
> with the younger generation.
> 
> Personally, I am part of the Nutella borderline Gameboy generation, so 
> have no interest in those "(anti-)social" media.
> 
> But that is another discussion.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tristan
> 
Dan,

one other issue to consider is that nobody has yet packaged phpBB. A quick glance on their site tells me it is GPL, which is not a blocker for packaging.

But somebody will have to package it, then it will have to be in fedora for a bit, before it ends up in EPEL, unless some willing infra person puts it in the internal infra repo.

So, that would be another sticking point.

Regards,

Tristan

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