<font color='navy' size='2' face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><font size="2">Forgive me Seb if this is a no brainer. I have not been able to get through to the Forum via </font><font size="2"><a target="_blank" href="http://forum.eprints.org/">http://forum.eprints.org/</a>
to check if this is already set up.</font><font size="2"><a target="_blank" href="http://forum.eprints.org/"></a>
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Might I also suggest that a spreadsheet (or log of some sort) is maintained of suggested new features/developments, possibly with a response column, so that we can check (</font><font size="2"><font size="2">without trawling through lots of emails),</font> before putting forward something that might already have been suggested?<br>
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</font><font size="2">thanks Pauline</font><br>
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From: Sebastien Francois <sf2@ecs.soton.ac.uk><br>
To: eprints-tech <eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk><br>
Sent: Wed, Nov 13, 2013 12:09 pm<br>
Subject: [EP-tech] Re: Announcement: EPrints Forums<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Yes that's exactly it John.<br>
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A bit more background on the forum: I really needed a place where
we can have proper discussions about upcoming features. Some
features need everyone's opinions and expertise (take ACL for
instance) and some follow-up. Ho by the way, everyone's welcome to
the Forum. The topics should be about development "stuff" but not
necessarily brought by developers.<br>
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Also, we will likely, in the future, need more forums (eg. for
non-technical discussions). Will come soon when I upgrade my Zoho
account (Zoho is the forum company we're using) :)<br>
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Seb.<br>
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On 13/11/13 16:47, John Salter wrote:<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Hi
Seb – this sounds like an excellent idea.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">For
us ‘old hats’ on the mailing list, we should try and do
things in the right places.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Does
this look like a sensible segregation:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Code
bugs/software solutions: GitHub</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Discussion
about developments/features/future dev: Forum</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">General
help / getting started / everything else : mailing list</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">
- I know some things will fall between two or more of these
– but in general the mailing list would be the first point
of call for people new to EPrints?</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Cheers,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">John</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk">eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk">mailto:eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Sebastien Francois<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 13 November 2013 15:45<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk">eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EP-tech] Announcement: EPrints Forums</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Ladies and gentlemen,<br>
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I would like to announce you ... the EPrints Forums (for
developers)!<br>
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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>
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Important note: the forum DOES NOT replace the EP-Tech
mailing-list. This is a complimentary tool. <br>
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<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>
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** To discuss installation/configuration problems, please
keep on using the mailing-list **<br>
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<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>
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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 target="_blank" href="http://forum.eprints.org/">http://forum.eprints.org/</a>
will redirect you to the forum.<br>
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<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>
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- 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>
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<br>
<b>Moderation</b><br>
<br>
I'm currently the only moderator. Abusive/spam/dodgy posts
will be deleted without warning.<br>
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I hope you will find this useful and don't be shy to bring
your ideas forward :-)<br>
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Enjoy,<br>
Seb.</div>
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