What about a new forum?

[1michael1]

Like few extra that will be fun like:

Mandriva
Ubuntu
Slackware
Fedora

[69_rs_ss]

On 4/20/2009 9:26 PM, 1michael1 wrote:
> Like few extra that will be fun like:
>
> Mandriva
> Ubuntu
> Slackware
> Fedora
>
>
Why would an openSUSE forum that is distro specific open forums for
other distros when they have forums themselves? Just my 2 cents.

[RichardET]

I don't get it.

[zak89]

I'm not sure either. Do you mean a subforum here (forums.opensuse.org)? Or are you thinking of launching a new forum for other distros?

Before the forums.opensuse.org merge, I was a member of suseforums.net (I miss that ol' blue color scheme...) and they used to have an "Other Distros" subforum. They dropped it though; I'm not sure it really made that much sense. Generally any discussion there was either general chit-chat or a soapbox discussion.

Hmm, those two sound familiar...

[1michael1]

Originally Posted by zak89

I'm not sure either. Do you mean a subforum here (forums.opensuse.org)? Or are you thinking of launching a new forum for other distros?

Before the forums.opensuse.org merge, I was a member of suseforums.net (I miss that ol' blue color scheme...) and they used to have an "Other Distros" subforum. They dropped it though; I'm not sure it really made that much sense. Generally any discussion there was either general chit-chat or a soapbox discussion.

Hmm, those two sound familiar...

That word subforumI was looking for.Yes as a subforum is a good idea why not.

[FeatherMonkey]

IMO I think a generic other languages would be better before other distro's. Then you non-native English speakers could jump in there and give them a hand.

Certainly seem to get a few that wish to use there native language and struggle with English. As those translate web thingies IMO don't seem to be quite up to it.

[hendersj]

On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:56:01 +0000, 1michael1 wrote:

> That word *subforum*I was looking for.Yes as a subforum is a good idea
> why not.

Because the topic of these forums is openSUSE, not other distributions.

Jim

[1michael1]

Originally Posted by hendersj

On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:56:01 +0000, 1michael1 wrote:

> That word *subforum*I was looking for.Yes as a subforum is a good idea
> why not.

Because the topic of these forums is openSUSE, not other distributions.

Jim

It was just a Idea it looks like is a bad one isn`t it

[hendersj]

On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:06:01 +0000, FeatherMonkey wrote:

> IMO I think a generic other languages would be better before other
> distro's. Then you non-native English speakers could jump in there and
> give them a hand.
>
> Certainly seem to get a few that wish to use there native language and
> struggle with English. As those translate web thingies IMO don't seem to
> be quite up to it.

I think it depends on how you write the text to be translated. I find
that Google Translate generally does pretty well as long as I write
relatively formal English. I also tend to translate it back to English
to see what it looks like - usually if it comes back resembling what I
originally wrote, the translation seems to be pretty good (I usually will
ask for feedback as well).

But I think if you write colloquially, you do tend to end up with "My
hovercraft is full of eels" type translations.

Jim

[FeatherMonkey]

Looks over his shoulder, you been watching

I also tend to translate it back to English
to see what it looks like

Exactly what happened to me re-translated it back and thought what I can't make sense of that. So I've sort of given up on those my English is clearly not formal enough.

Without the 10min edit sometimes in English I look back over what I've written and think hold on a sec. Some days I know what I want to say but it just doesn't quite make it through the finger tips.