[OpenStack-Infra] ask.openstack.org down for some days

Thierry Carrez thierry at openstack.org
Tue Nov 12 09:54:02 UTC 2019


Sorin Sbarnea wrote:
> Having a StackOverflow kind Q&A site is of great value but only if there is enough critical mass to maintain it. Clearly ask.openstack.org is far from reaching that mass.
> 
> I would personally see more useful to redirect users to two existing platforms that already passed the critical mass and which have active moderators, like:
> 
> - https://stackoverflow.com  for developers
> - https://serverfault.com for operators

+1

We could look at making ask read-only for a while, explicitly 
redirecting to serverfault ("openstack" tag) for new questions.

> I know that on OpenStack we have good track of DIY on anything but we need to realize about what is achievable or not. Sometimes is better to focus on core business and outsource some services.

We are also quite bad at stopping doing things :)

-- 
Thierry



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