From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Renkert Subject: Re: Suggestion: Stackoverflow for Orgmode Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:59:17 +0200 Message-ID: References: <878vrsrmgj.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e651fd8c81624704a8923dd0 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:39682) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QjqyT-0002wY-BX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:59:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QjqyO-0000wT-8U for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:59:25 -0400 Received: from mail-qy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.216.169]:34080) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QjqyO-0000wK-2J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:59:20 -0400 Received: by qyk32 with SMTP id 32so3963024qyk.0 for ; Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:59:19 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <878vrsrmgj.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: Jason Dunsmore , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --0016e651fd8c81624704a8923dd0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 @ Bastien, Jason thank you for your response! I made a proposal to stackexchange.com for a dedicated Org-mode site but they rejected it as a duplicate of stackoverflow. So this option is out. Nevertheless, I still think it would be nice to have something like this for Org-mode only. We could install our own SE-like site using askbot.org or osqa.net. As far as I see, the installation of askbot is not completely trivial but doable: http://askbot.org/doc/index.html The webserver (if it is Apache) would need mod_fcgi or mod_wsgi since askbot is based on Django and python. (see also: http://askbot.org/en/question/72/is-askbot-easy-to-install http://askbot.org/en/question/263/what-servers-and-configs-is-askbot-known-to-work http://askbot.org/en/question/33/is-my-shared-host-good-enough-for-django) It is still quite some work, I am aware of this. If it drains too much energy, it isn't worth it. But if we could get it off the ground, I think it would be a great addition to the Org community. >At least there is nothing wrong in trying. Exactly. So this would be the next steps: 1. Download askbot, install askbot, configure askbot 2. configure the webserver 3. deploy askbot on the webserver Regards, Thomas 2011/7/21 Bastien > Hi Thomas, > > thanks for sharing this idea. > > Something like ask.orgmode.org with a StackOverflow interface would be > very nice. I am copying Jason, http://orgmode.org webmaster, to make > sure this would not add too much work for him. > > I am not afraid of fragmentation of information: as long as this new > interface links to relevant primary sources of information (the manual, > Worg, the mailing list), these source will be used. > > I'm more afraid of fragmentation of the _energy_ that people put in > maintaining those primary sources. But at the end, I guess things will > auto-regulate and the overall UI for finding information will improve. > > At least there is nothing wrong in trying. > > What is the next step? > > -- > Bastien > --0016e651fd8c81624704a8923dd0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable @ Bastien, Jason

thank you for your response!

I made a propos= al to stackexchange.= com for a dedicated Org-mode site but they rejected it as a duplicate o= f stackoverflow. So this option is out.

Nevertheless, I still think it would be nice to have something like thi= s for Org-mode only.

We could install our own SE-like site using askbot.org or o= sqa.net.

As far as I see, the installation of askbot is not completely trivial b= ut doable: http://askbot.org/d= oc/index.html

The webserver (if it is Apache) would need mod_fcg= i or mod_wsgi since askbot is based on Django and python.

(see also: http://askbot.org/en/question/72/is-askbot-easy-to-install <= br>http://askbot.org/en/question/263/what-servers-and-c= onfigs-is-askbot-known-to-work
http://askbot.org/en/question/33/is-my-shared-host-good-enough-f= or-django)

It is still quite some work, I am aware of this. If i= t drains too much energy, it isn't worth it.
But if we could get it off the ground, I think it would be a great addition= to the Org community.

>At least there is nothing wrong in trying= .

Exactly.

So this would be the next steps:

1. Downlo= ad askbot, install askbot, configure askbot
2. configure the webserver
3. deploy askbot on the webserver


= Regards,
Thomas


2011/7/21 Bastien = <b= zg@altern.org>
Hi Thomas,

thanks for sharing this idea.

Something like ask.org= mode.org with a StackOverflow interface would be
very nice. =A0I am copying Jason, http://orgmode.org webmaster, to make
sure this would not add too much work for him.

I am not afraid of fragmentation of information: as long as this new
interface links to relevant primary sources of information (the manual,
Worg, the mailing list), these source will be used.

I'm more afraid of fragmentation of the _energy_ that people put in
maintaining those primary sources. =A0But at the end, I guess things will auto-regulate and the overall UI for finding information will improve.

At least there is nothing wrong in trying.

What is the next step?

--
=A0Bastien

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