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From: Filippo Fadda <filippo.fadda@programmazione.it>
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To: user@couchdb.apache.org

Someone told me to not argue with you and I don't. :-)

Anyway I'm not saying OSQA doesn't fit the CouchDB community needs, I'm =
just saying OSQA can't be compared with StackOverflow in term of =
functionalities. StackOverflow is a complex software system with =
versioning management, moderation based on votes, synonyms, it uses =
extensively ElasticSearch, it provides a way to query its data.
OSQA is just a simple clone with basic functionalities that doesn't =
scale, made for personal use or minor communities. Different things for =
different jobs. But if you don't trust, like or simply you don't want =
use an external service like StackOverflow, OSQA can be an option. Just =
remember that the project is not active anymore, and there is a cost =
related its administration.

-Filippo

On Oct 30, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Benoit Chesneau wrote:
> Good news the goal is not to replace SO (though the software isn't =
really
> that complex, the difficulty is more to achieved the critical mass of =
users
> to start a business model. anyway that'sanother topic ...).
>=20
> My goal is to have a website managed by the Apache CouchDB project =
where
> the neutrality, privacy and independence is guaranteed. Having a =
system we
> can host where all the content is under the apache license would make =
sure
> it is. I don't want to force anyone interested to go on a private =
owned
> website whose the business mode is still to come, provide his login or
> having to read some advertising just to find answers.
>=20
> Another goal for me is to create a knowledge base owned and controlled =
by
> the project under a license compatible with the project. The CC-BY-SA =
will
> require a lot of work on the long term to even include a response in =
our
> doc (asking for the author agreement etc...) . Having such a knowledge =
base
> that can be included anywhere without much effort is a goal that worth =
the
> effort imo.
>=20
> That's the goal I would like to achieve. I am not saying this tool is =
OK.
> maybe we need something better. I would have time I would make =
something
> working with the ml, jira and eventually replicable, but for the next =
2
> months I have not such time. But would be happy to support such =
project or
> anything that could be adapted to it.
>=20
> - benoit