----- Mensaje original ----- De: David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> Fecha: Miércoles, Abril 27, 2005 11:05 pm Asunto: [boost] Re: Boost to the rescue
"JOAQUIN LOPEZ MU?Z" <joaquin@tid.es> writes:
* As for #3 and #4, I've got this idea round my head that Boost would benefit of a "community site" where people of various expertise levels could mingle together, post Boost-related articles, etc. Something like CodeProject or Gamedev, which have a less intimidating appearance than www.boost.org. Some months ago I asked for a Boost-related forum in CodeProject, to no avail :(
Something wrong with boost-users?
There *must* be something wrong with it: Consider the (developer list)/(user list) posting ratio, around 10:1 --I guess (I hope) that the actual developer/user ratio is much lower than that. So, it seems like somehow the list is not so popular. Some hypotheses as of why: * Posting to and scanning a mailing list is not an impulsive action, and takes some will from the part of the poster. * The list could feel a little imposing, as most of the time it is the lib's author herself who responds. Somehow this formality prevents casual chatting, experience sharing etc. I'd hope most of the support to be provided by other users, not the authors. * Response time is not as fast as with a forum. * The looks ain't sexy. * Boost users don't really have that many problems to consult about :)
If so, I'd be happy to set up a forum at boost-consulting.com, if we can decide on the right software.
A couple of seemingly popular free bulletin packages are YaBB and MyBulletinBoard. More ambitious community packages are Plone (which has about anything) and Postnuke: these two latter could serve as the basis for a fuller community site. Joaquín M López Muñoz Telefóinca, Investigación y Desarrollo