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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Forum thoughtsRe: Forum thoughts
From: Jonathan Gordon <jdgordy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:34:59 -0700 The only thing I would change is move RButil as the only subforum of rockbox helper software... I dont think there would be enough traffic of the sub topics you have there to warrent their own sections. 2009/3/29 Bryan Childs <godeater_at_gmail.com>: > All sounds perfectly sensible and very reasonable to me. > > Gets my vote. > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:39 PM, David Hall <dmhall_at_gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I was hoping to start a discussion on the goals of the forums. I >> brought these ideas up (in a limited and Llorean-focused manner) on IRC >> the other day - but wished to see if I can't get more people involved in >> the discussion. >> >> What are the goals of the forums? If the goals are simply help and >> support Rockbox SVN why do we have an "unsupported builds" sub-forum? >> Why do we have a "repairing broken hardware" sub-forum? >> I'm not arguing against these areas - I'm just not sure why the >> current >> forum groupthink appears to be against the discussion of other topics >> not technically unique to Rockbox. I am, of course, speaking about the >> http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=20612.0 "On The Go >> Last.fm-like Playlists from Rockbox" thread, but not only about this >> project. There are plenty of great programs which work with Rockbox, >> and I think we serve Rockbox users by at the minimum acknowledging them, >> and possibly "supporting" them by giving the Rockbox user an orderly >> one-stop place to learn about them. >> The web is full of, frankly, bullshit information about Rockbox and >> I >> suspect support will be easier if we provide a (limited) clearing house >> for many-things Rockbox. In my opinion, Rockbox is better served by >> nurturing "helper" software (which might not be specific to Rockbox) >> such as this than nurturing "Unsupported Builds". >> When I talk about "Unsupported Builds" in this context, I'm >> drawing, in >> my mind, a strong distinction between those builds designed and >> distributed to test specific FlySpray tasks aimed at inclusion in SVN >> and those builds which are collections of rejected or abandoned >> features. That being said - I think there is a strong argument to be >> made for nurturing even the latter type of build. Kugel is a perfect >> example of someone who started out making an Unsupported Build of >> questionable relevance, and who stuck with it, drank the Rockbox >> Kool-Aid, and become a valuable commiter. I would hate to drive people >> such as him outside Rockbox.org, and would rather incubate their >> explorations in-house. >> >> Proposals: >> 1: >> A new top-level subforum is created with a name something like "The >> Rockbox Lifestyle" ;) >> The current "Hardware" top-level forum is moved here. >> The current "Repairing broken players" second-level forum is moved >> here, and no longer a sub of "Hardware". >> The current "Unsupported Builds" top-level forum is moved here. >> >> This action alone, IMHO, draws a clear distinction between things >> Rockbox.org currently claims to support and things Rockbox.org is >> currently simply nurturing. >> >> 2: >> A new second-level subforum is created under "The Rockbox Lifestyle", >> titled "Rockbox Helper Software" >> Aforementioned Last.FM software goes here. >> The excellent QTScrobber can go here, obo willing why not give him >> a >> home on Rockbox.org if he wants it? >> WinFF gets its own sub-forum here. >> etc >> My thoughts were that all helper software could start as a thread under >> "Rockbox Helper Software" and be given its own third-level subforum if >> activity warrants it. >> >> 3: >> Now that "Unsupported Builds" are moved into the clearly distinctive >> non-supported-stuff sub-forum create a "FlySpray Testing Builds" >> top-level subforum for just that. Lets draw a clear and distinct line >> between the sandbox given for people to play in and the testing lab >> which needs guinea pigs. >> >> 4: >> Give RBUtil its own top-level forum, likely under "Getting Started..." >> >> >> New Layout: >> >> Rockbox General >> Administration / Forum business >> Announcements >> Rockbox General Discussion >> Feature Ideas >> WPS and Appearance Customization >> Recording >> Plugins / Viewers >> User Interface and Voice >> Getting Started: Installation / Removal >> RBUtil >> Archos >> Iriver >> Apple >> Cowon >> Toshiba >> Sandisk >> Olympus >> Rockbox Development >> Getting Started and Compiling >> FlySpray Testing Builds >> New Ports >> The Rockbox Lifestyle >> Hardware >> Repairing Broken Players >> Rockbox Helper Software >> WinFF >> QTScrobbler >> Rockbox Font Converter >> etc. >> etc. >> Unsupported Builds >> >> >> >> --Soap > > Received on 2009-03-29 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |