[OSM-talk] forum.openstreetmap.org

[80n]

On 9/14/07, Tom Hughes <tom at compton.nu> wrote:
>
> In message <46EA87DB.3030003 at na1400.info>
>         Lambertus <osm at na1400.info> wrote:
>
> > This is a call that goes out to the OSM domain admins.
>
> Um... That would be me I guess.
>
> > Some might like it or not, but since March this year there is a public
> > forum dedicated to the OSM cause. Many users, especially newbies, have
> > found their way to this forum, hence it is providing an (important)
> > service to this project.
> >
> > Since there is a sub domain http://forum.openstreetmap.org, which points
> > to a Plesk CC page somewhere, I humbly request that it is forwarded to
> > the forum that is in use today: http://osm.na1400.info. Om my request
> > the webhoster has made special provisions to allow this construction.
>
> Well I can certainly make the change if that's what the community
> wants. Personally I dislike the idea of fragmenting discussion as
> we will effectively create two disjoint communities.
>
> Does anybody know the history behind the existence of that name and
> where it currently points?
>
> BTW I have discovered today that (as discussed on IRC a few weeks ago
> as something some people would like) it is possible to get Google
> Groups to index an existing mailing list and provide a web interface
> to it, so if people would like that then it can be done.


Um, I think I have the google group named OpenStreetMap - I can make you the
owner of this if you would like to set this up.

80n



Tom
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