View source for Request for Comments-41: Move to Discourse self hosted instance

== [Request for Comments - 41] Move to Discourse self hosted instance ==

=== Status ===
* Author: Mickaël Savinaud
* Submitted on 16.10.2017
* Open for comments 

=== Content ===
==== What changes will be made and why they would make a better Orfeo ToolBox? ====

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We propose to move OTB mailing list to a Discourse instance hosted on OTB infrastructure. [https://www.discourse.org/ Discource] is an open source tool which provide nice forum features and possibility to use mails to answer and receive information. Its features are described at [https://www.discourse.org/features]. For example you can signed with a existing account from otb gitlab or github. We can also promote users if they are regular contributors.

We sill keep all the features offer by google user list but in a non closed tools.  

This tool is used by several other open source project like ITK and SNAP for example.   

==== When will those changes be available (target release or date)? ====
As soon as possible, this change can be done during the OTB infrastructure update.

==== Who will be developing the proposed changes? ====

CS SI propose to implement this solution and manage the migration. 

=== Community ===

==== Comments ==== 
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==== Support ====

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=== Corresponding Requests for Changes ===

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