I think that using Stack Overflow for support is a bad idea.

I'd much rather see us build a clone of Stack Overflow to put on Drupal.org than keep a major support venue offsite.

Thanks,
Cameron



On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:05, Ronald Ashri <ronald@istos.it> wrote:
I think the stackexchange for Drupal would be a good thing (validates
the size and relevancy of Drupal for developers in the big world out
there) but it should not be considered a replacement for d.o. forums.
Drupal.org needs to be self-sustainable - this validates Drupal's
ability to cater, on its own, for its community.

ronald.




On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Stewart Robinson <stewsnooze@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There has been some chatter on Twitter concerning the future of the
> forums on drupal.org.
>
> I don't want to relight any code wars on keeping it in house or using
> external solutions but......
>
> Here is a well supported stackexchange proposal to provide Drupal
> answers. I think this would be an ideal replacement for the Drupal.org
> forums.
>
> http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/2978/drupal-answers
>
> Please offer your support and commitment to the stackexchange site so
> we can help new users more efficiently.
>
> Any opinions?
>
> Stewart Robinson
> @stewsnooze
>