From 8f9549ab7e2a2e7b0ba3c431892d12e57d189a40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: anarcat Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 17:32:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] mention mailman 3 --- doc/todo/enable_a_discussion_forum_or_support_system.mdwn | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/todo/enable_a_discussion_forum_or_support_system.mdwn b/doc/todo/enable_a_discussion_forum_or_support_system.mdwn index 6596a1ea82..99f291e357 100644 --- a/doc/todo/enable_a_discussion_forum_or_support_system.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/enable_a_discussion_forum_or_support_system.mdwn @@ -115,7 +115,13 @@ enough, exists for a lot of mailing lists... Like it or not, web forums do enable a lot of less technical users to participate because they only need their web browser, and crossing that boundary can be hard for some people. Mailing lists also do not -necessarily favor collaboration as much as the other systems... +necessarily favor collaboration as much as the other systems, because +they are articulated more towards discussion, as opposed to establishing +common knowledge. + +A good option may be Mailman 3 which, with the new web interface, allows +forum-like functionalities. Mailman 2 also used to have a usenet interface, +not sure what became of that in Mailman 3. Web forums ==========