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List:       kde-community
Subject:    Formal request to set up a KDE Discourse instance
From:       Nate Graham <nate () kde ! org>
Date:       2021-02-23 22:25:35
Message-ID: 9da4f239-ed78-0585-8071-8d70e2ec168c () kde ! org
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Hello faithful Sysadmins (with kde-community and Adam CCd),

I would like to formally request that a KDE discourse instance be set up 
as a testbed for now, with the ultimate goal of replacing the somewhat 
moribund forums.kde.org if people prefer it.

Over the years I've seen this suggested multiple times by multiple 
people, but without much movement. Since then, the Krita people have set 
up a Discourse instance themselves, outside of KDE infrastructure. Many 
other FOSS communities already use Discourse, including Debian, Ubuntu, 
Fedora, Manjaro, GNOME, and Mozilla.

I think it's time for us to follow suit and set up an official discourse 
instance on KDE Infrastructure.

Last I heard, there was an objection based on the fact that its 
deployment mechanism requires Docker. I don't care much for Docker 
myself, but if it's the only way to set up Discourse, I think it's time 
to bite the bullet and use it despite reservations, so we can facilitate 
this longstanding request from the KDE community.

Nate
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