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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> Ladies and gentlemen,<br>
<br>
I would like to announce you ... the EPrints Forums (for
developers)!<br>
<br>
The EP-Tech mailing-list is a good place to seek for help to
install/configure the problem and even to report bugs. But it is
not an appropriate tool to have in-depth conversations about, for
instance, new features for the software. So I have decided to
set-up a forum where people can ask questions, bring ideas or make
announcements (you will see there are different post categories).<br>
<br>
Important note: the forum DOES NOT replace the EP-Tech
mailing-list. This is a complimentary tool. <br>
<br>
<br>
<b>What is it for?</b><br>
<br>
To discuss new features/ideas/directions for EPrints. The forum
aims to discuss ideas around the development of the software only
at this stage.<br>
<br>
** To discuss installation/configuration problems, please keep on
using the mailing-list **<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>How can I use it?</b><br>
<br>
The forum is open to everybody - you don't need to sign up to post
but I highly encourage to -at least- sign in with your
Google/Facebook/Yahoo account to keep a trace of who's starting a
conversation.<br>
<br>
You may also vote on posts - a useful way to view popular
issues/features.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Where is it?</b><br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://forum.eprints.org/">http://forum.eprints.org/</a>
will redirect you to the forum.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>What happens next?</b><br>
<br>
I will be setting-up some extra forums in the near future to allow
more narrowed-down topics (e.g. a divide between short-term and
long-term features).<br>
<br>
I am also in the process of setting up some extra resources for
developers:<br>
<br>
- a centralised web-site to easily find information about the API,
HowTo's, etc.<br>
- a few pages describing the current road-maps for the short-term
release (3.3.13) and the long-term release (4)<br>
<br>
I hope this forum to complement these activities especially the
election of new features for the upcoming releases.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Moderation</b><br>
<br>
I'm currently the only moderator. Abusive/spam/dodgy posts will be
deleted without warning.<br>
<br>
<br>
I hope you will find this useful and don't be shy to bring your
ideas forward :-)<br>
<br>
Enjoy,<br>
Seb.<br>
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