[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC][PATCH] web: Add page with links to FFmpeg WWW forums

[Alexander Strasser]

Hi Thilo,

Thilo Borgmann wrote:
> Am 08.04.12 00:59, schrieb Thilo Borgmann:
> > Am 07.04.12 23:59, schrieb Alexander Strasser:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Peter Ross wrote:
> >>> On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 01:04:05AM +0200, Thilo Borgmann wrote:
> >>>> Am 03.04.12 00:05, schrieb Michael Niedermayer:
> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 11:37:38PM +0200, Alexander Strasser wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Alexander Strasser <eclipse7 at gmx.net>
> >>>>>> ---
> >>>>>>  Makefile           |    2 +-
> >>>>>>  src/forum          |   29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>>>>  src/forum_title    |    1 +
> >>>>>>  src/template_head2 |    1 +
> >>>>>>  4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> >>>>>>  create mode 100644 src/forum
> >>>>>>  create mode 100644 src/forum_title
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Having a Forums entry on the main navigation bar but no Mailing lists
> >>>>> one feels odd considering
> >>>>> the primary communication medium we use are the MLs
> >>>>
> >>>> I think it should be put into "contact".
> >>>>
> >>>> If no dev is regularly looking into these it should be considered to mention
> >>>> that these forums are pretty much at a users help users level - which is not bad
> >>>> at all.
> >>>
> >>> Agree
> >>
> >>   Agreed as well.
> >>
> >>   Though I thought the text implied that the forums are not run by the FFmpeg
> >> project. If you think it's a good idea to add an additional paragraph/sentence
> >> to describe "these forums are pretty much at a users help users level". I am
> >> currently not creative enough to do it, as it is a bit too fuzzy.
> > 
> > A proposal for a little better wording applied. Although as a follow-up patch...
> 
> it's late...

  Yes, and this is my last reply :)

[...]
>  src/contact |    8 +++++---
>  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/contact b/src/contact
[...]
> -Here we collect links to FFmpeg forums found in the world wide web. If you
> -would like to see your forum added here, please send an email to the
> -ffmpeg-devel mailing list (look above in the section Mailing Lists).
> +FFmpeg offers no official forum. However, we collect links to FFmpeg-related forums
> +found in the world wide web. If you would like to see your forum added here, please
> +send an email to the
> +<a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel/">ffmpeg-devel</a>
> +mailing list.

  Sounds good to me.

  I also like the link to the mailing list information web page. Should probably be
mentioned in the extended commit message.

I am out,
  Alexander