From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Kenneth P. Turvey" Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Git Forum Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:19:07 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <60646ee10804081332n3f0d9668o514bd2b6f99b7ae@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Apr 08 23:20:20 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JjLEe-0002HW-RQ for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:20:09 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752585AbYDHVTZ (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:19:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752453AbYDHVTZ (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:19:25 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:33021 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752065AbYDHVTY (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:19:24 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1JjLDt-00071y-Ul for git@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:19:22 +0000 Received: from pool-71-161-63-231.clppva.east.verizon.net ([71.161.63.231]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:19:21 +0000 Received: from kt-usenet by pool-71-161-63-231.clppva.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:19:21 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-71-161-63-231.clppva.east.verizon.net User-Agent: Pan/0.129 (Benson & Hedges Moscow Gold) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:32:59 -0600, Dill wrote: > Hello, I'm trying to set up a Git forum at: > > http://gitforum.freeforums.org/ > (will purchase a git specific domain once I get the required > donations...I'm too poor to buy one myself) > > The forum might also help move some newbies off this mailing list and > provide a place for the Git community to discuss stuff. It is hoped that > this forum will be the main site Git users will visit when they want > help and want to discuss Git topics with other Git users. This forum > will allow the Git community discuss with each other and by doing so > create an excellent online reference on the web for others to read and > get help. A place for Git users to help other Git users. Donations are > set up so the site can afford to buy a git specific domain and pay for > improvements to the site. Once I get enough money I'll purchase > gitforum.com or something. Any donations will go to the improvement of > the site. Thank you and I hope you enjoy the forum. > > I am also looking for moderators if anyones interested. Just PM me in > the forum. Dylan. I might be interested in this, but why the web forum format? Why not just set up a git-users mailing list instead? Archive it on the web if you want, but a mailing list is more suited to this kind of thing.. or better yet a newsgroup. I usually read my mailing lists through gmane's NNTP server anyway (like this one). -- Kenneth P. Turvey