[Qgis-developer] forum.qgis.org

Paolo Cavallini cavallini at faunalia.it
Mon Jun 27 13:16:10 EDT 2011


Il 27/06/2011 19:03, Nick Hopton ha scritto:

> There might be unwanted consequences if this were to happen. The forum
> has evolved into a friendly first port of call for newcomers with
> problems and I think that some new users might find the mailing-list
> intimidating (I'm taking here about, say, a lad who might have
> installed QGIS yesterday and now finds that his GPS tracks won't fit
> properly on his map). At present we have the forum, which I think does
> a good job for newcomers; the mailing-list, which is pitched more
> towards those with greater experience; and we have the developer list,
> which is where the world-class experts live.

I had reports of people disappointed from not having a response through the forum (I
understand few devs and power users hang out there).
If true, this would not be a positive thing for qgis.
What are from your point of view the differences between a ML and a forum?
All the best.
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Paolo Cavallini: http://www.faunalia.it/pc


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