[OSGeo] #2306: Forum service

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#2306: Forum service
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 Reporter:  jive         |       Owner:  sac@…
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  SysAdmin     |  Resolution:
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Comment (by whynottrycalmer):

 Hi all,

 I would like to volunteer to set up a running instance of Discourse, which
 I hold to be the best forum software currently on offer for open source
 communities.

 I've been involved in the past with 1-2 Linux distros for doing precisely
 the same kind of setup (modulo the "Ansible Playbook", which is new to me
 but don't look too complicated). In my experience what works best is to
 completely ditch any discussion of the +/- and to provide a fully
 functional instance configured so as to take care of most workflows (both
 mailing-list based and more forum-oriented).

 This way people can vote with their feet, that is, try things out and
 stick to what they prefer.

 Of course this presupposes that the out of the box user experience has a
 good baseline; fortunately I think Discourse needs to further evidence
 that it's able to provide that.

 Things that usually create trouble:
 - TLS termination (depends on how the instance is wired-up to the
 Internet)
 - who maintains what? how do we backup/rollback
 - which plugins (Discourse is, not unlike QGIS, much more user-friendly
 with a handful of plugins) do we use from the start, and more generally,
 who calls the shots if we move forward with this initiative?

 Looking forward to doing this, please let me know who else is!
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2306#comment:19>
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