Hi Kim, Personally, I would just like to have a searchable archive for this list. I'd gotten in the habit of using the forums for that (or maybe it wasn't searchable). But a quick google reveals this archive: http://squeakland.org/pipermail/squeakland/ (although it doesn't seem to have a search engine; maybe google is the universal search engine) So, no, I won't lose sleep over not having the forums.
--Randy
On Apr 29, 2005, at 5:54 PM, Kim Rose wrote:
Hi, Randy -
Interesting (and well-timed) that you should ask! The forums (software) had some issues with security/virus vulnerabilities and so we pulled it offline for a short time. I just checked and found we launched "forums" just about one year ago.
It wasn't for some time that I even realized they were "down" but noticed in conjuction with one of our power outages and sent a query to Mike and "the guys".
We decided just this week that because of lack of activity, and noticing that no one in "Squeakland" had spoken up expressing dismay that the foum(s) was unavailable, we decided to call it an "experiment" that wasn't terribly successful. There were great lengths of time the forums went without new input, etc.
All this stated, I am now asking you, and all the other Squeaklanders, to speak up if you wish to have the forums brought back online.
It seems to me that this mailing list has been more effective and successful overall, but perhaps that assessment is incorrect.
What do people think about forums? Do you want them back - despite a possible security risk or "vulnerabilities" with the forum software? Please send your comments and thoughts.
- Kim
How long is forums.squeakland.org expected to be down?
--Randy
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