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<div>Stack Overflow is using the same type as software, not the same software.<br></div><div><br></div><div>May 20, 2020, 14:52 by <a href="mailto:andreas.vilen@gmail.com">andreas.vilen@gmail.com</a>:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div>Can't we update as they do?<br></div></div></blockquote><div>Stack Exchange is running private proprietary software, that is a separate platform.<br></div><div><br></div><div>And yes, you can pay them to run your own instance.<br></div><div><br></div><div>At 5$/per user - every month ( <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/teams/pricing">https://stackoverflow.com/teams/pricing</a> )<br></div><div><br></div><div>At 12$/per user every month if you want any moderation tools.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Some OSM content is on topic on <a href="https://gis.stackexchange.com/">https://gis.stackexchange.com/</a><br></div><div>(I used to be active there but <br></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_Exchange#Declining_relationship_between_users_and_company">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_Exchange#Declining_relationship_between_users_and_company</a><br></div><div><a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/333965/firing-mods-and-forced-relicensing-is-stack-exchange-still-interested-in-cooper">https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/333965/firing-mods-and-forced-relicensing-is-stack-exchange-still-interested-in-cooper</a><br></div><div>etc happened)<br></div><div><br></div><div>May 20, 2020, 14:52 by andreas.vilen@gmail.com:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div>Stack overflow seems to use the same software and is highly active. This seems to be updated? Can't we update as they do?<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stackoverflow.com/questions</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div>/Andreas <br></div></div><div><br></div><div class=""><div class="" dir="ltr">On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 9:34 AM Tobias Wrede <<a href="mailto:list@tobias-wrede.de" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">list@tobias-wrede.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=""><div>Hi,<br></div><div> <br></div><div> we have several channels in OSM to facilitate discussions and support. <br></div><div> First touch point for new users is often <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://help.openstreetmap.org">help.openstreetmap.org</a>. <br></div><div> Questions relating to mapping in general, tagging, editors, development, <br></div><div> OSM based applications are asked there and get answered in most cases.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> The site is based on OSQA, a software which has not been maintained in <br></div><div> some time. Some application errors have surface in the past but had to <br></div><div> be ignored since no fixes are coming from OSQA any more. Until now we <br></div><div> could live with that. They were annoying but not critical. There are <br></div><div> open tickets on OSM github to move the help site to some other framework <br></div><div> (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/operations/issues/149">https://github.com/openstreetmap/operations/issues/149</a>, <br></div><div> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/openstreetmap/operations/issues/377">https://github.com/openstreetmap/operations/issues/377</a>) but there isn't <br></div><div> exactly an abundance of volunteers to take care of that.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Usability of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://help.openstreetmap.org">help.openstreetmap.org</a> has now seriously worsened over the <br></div><div> past few days with some js error popping up for longer and longer times <br></div><div> (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/74831/why-does-the-add-a-new-comment-button-sometimes-not-work">https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/74831/why-does-the-add-a-new-comment-button-sometimes-not-work</a>). <br></div><div> Buttons to support formatting questions and answers are gone, comments <br></div><div> cannot be added and moderation functions (reporting, converting <br></div><div> questions to comments etc.) are not working anymore.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> If this continuous we can shut down the site soon. Even if this problem <br></div><div> got resolved somehow it's only a matter of time until a new problem <br></div><div> arises. The site provides a low entry hurdles place to ask questions <br></div><div> that can be solved by simple answers. I'd hate so see it gone.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> I'm neither a programmer who could help out on the technical side nor am <br></div><div> I involved in OSM organization and politics to have an idea on how this <br></div><div> could be sorted out. Question around: Can we find someone to take care <br></div><div> of the technical side? Can we involve any of the OSM organizations to <br></div><div> find, maybe pay, someone? Does the community even find it worthwhile <br></div><div> keeping the site?<br></div><div> <br></div><div> cheers,<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Tobias<br></div><div> <br></div><div> <br></div><div> <br></div><div> <br></div><div> _______________________________________________<br></div><div> talk mailing list<br></div><div> <a target="_blank" href="mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">talk@openstreetmap.org</a><br></div><div> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk</a><br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br></div> </body>
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