[vtkusers] [vtk-developers] Fwd: VTK Discourse forum is now available

[Cory Quammen]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 6:54 PM Bill Lorensen <bill.lorensen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm not sure retiring id a good idea.
>
>  For example stack overflow mirrors the lists.
>

I think you mean MarkMail? I don't think Stack Overflow mirrors mailing
lists.


> The lists are mentioned in many web pages.
>

vtk.org/mailing-lists now redirects to vtk.org/community-support, taking
care of those links. For other links, we can add text to the email list
signup pages (e.g. https://vtk.org/mailman/listinfo/vtkusers) directing
people to Discourse.


> Also, I use LastPass for password manager and its a PIA to login just to
> give a dimple answer. Especially on my phone.
>

You should be able to reply to emails and it will post on Discourse, no
login required.


> What is the harm in keeping the lists?
>

Having more VTK support sites diffuses VTK knowledge and splits the
community. Having more sites/lists makes it harder for people with
questions to search for answers in previous posts. I realize that is also
an argument for not having started the VTK Discourse at all, but I think
the advantages of Discourse (which we can and have debated) are greater
than that of the mailing list.

Cory


>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2019, 1:13 PM Cory Quammen via vtk-developers <
> vtk-developers at vtk.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Just a reminder that the mailing lists vtkusers at vtk.org and
>> vtk-developers at vtk.org will be retired at some point this year. Please
>> post new questions and topics on https://discourse.vtk.org
>>
>> Details are available in the forwarded message below.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Cory
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com>
>> Date: Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 10:22 AM
>> Subject: VTK Discourse forum is now available
>> To: vtkusers <vtkusers at vtk.org>, VTK Developers <vtk-developers at vtk.org>
>>
>>
>> Hello VTK community,
>>
>> Following up on our previous discussion about transitioning the VTK
>> mailing lists to Discourse [1], we now have a Discourse forum ready to
>> use to discuss all things VTK. You can find it at
>>
>> https://discourse.vtk.org/
>>
>> You can sign up for the web site using your Google or GitHub accounts
>> if you prefer, otherwise you can register with a user name and
>> password.
>>
>> Please try it out and leave any feedback you might have under the
>> "Site Feedback" category (https://discourse.vtk.org/c/site-feedback)
>> on the site.
>>
>> To set up Discourse in mailing list mode, please see:
>>
>> https://discourse.vtk.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-mailing-list/
>>
>> While we expect the bulk of VTK-related discussion to transition to
>> Discourse fairly rapidly in the near term, the current
>> vtkusers at vtk.org and vtk-developers at vtk.org mailing lists will remain
>> active until at least the middle of 2019, and the archives from these
>> lists will remain available after that.
>>
>> See you on discourse.vtk.org!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Cory
>>
>> [1] https://markmail.org/thread/2dricthoo3ugw7jv
>>
>> --
>> Cory Quammen
>> Staff R&D Engineer
>> Kitware, Inc.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cory Quammen
>> Staff R&D Engineer
>> Kitware, Inc.
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Cory Quammen
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