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Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

MickKi — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:56:05 GMT

I assume that this is the right place to ask for creating a new Linux user forum. There's a thread that has been running for yonks in the Community Support forum. A few guys have already suggested that there's a need for it given the interest of some PN users to migrate to Linux. It's already reached 18 pages and growing which makes it difficult to search for solutions.
What do you think PN? Shall we start a new forum?

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

VileReynard — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:06:43 GMT

Yes please - but perhaps PlusNet should add this as a poll onto their front page.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

Santiago — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:23:59 GMT

Yes please, I would vote for it.
I read the other thread yesterday, all of it, several times

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

snozboz — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:47:59 GMT

Yes please!

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

hootiegibbon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:52:22 GMT

I think that a dedicated Linux user forum would be a great idea, and would be a good move by PlusNet to show that they are 'Linux friendly', if not a dedicated forum perhaps an 'alternative OS' forum to cover not just Linux, but *BSD and Solaris and the other operating systems.
Jase

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

artificer — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:58:12 GMT

i second the motion.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

Midnight_Caller — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:52:16 GMT

Yes please, I would vote for it too!

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

pierre_pierre — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:50:30 GMT

so do I as long as it include a fully new user thread as welll as the real techie stuff

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:04:35 GMT

We have been planning a re-vamp of the layout of our forums for some time.
Trouble is, we [the moderators] don't have enough time between us ATM to do the work.
It is in the pipeline though, and we will be consulting with the community when we get round to it.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

Peter_Vaughan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:39:58 GMT

The are plenty of dedicated linux forums around already where I suspect there is a lot more knowledge so don't see the need for another one.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

artificer — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:53:15 GMT

i do, as a way of offering encouragement to those willing to test the linux waters. an introduction and a little help here and they can then join the relevant help forum.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

Denzil — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:14:39 GMT

There are also lots of other forums for hardware support, broadband support etc and that doesn't stop us having our own. I would welcome a Linux section.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

zubel — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:53:28 GMT

I would like to see a Linux forum where we could specialise in assisting with any aspects of the Plusnet service, amongst more general Linux questions.
It is rising in market share slowly, as more and more people are realising that it is a viable alternative to Microsoft products.
B.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

VileReynard — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:30:26 GMT

It would be appropriate since my wireless router runs a hugely reduced version of Linux (Busybox).

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:02:02 GMT

Watch this space...
/might be a different space, but there will certainly be a space filled with a thread on this shortlyish.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

geewizz — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:39:32 GMT

I'm looking forward to the subdivision of all forums into Windows, Linux and Mac versions. The listings page is way too short as it is.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

gswindale — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:54:50 GMT

It makes sense for PN users.
If necessary, pointers can be given to alternate forums where answers can be found, but that is surely the case with most of the categories here already?

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

VileReynard — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:33:47 GMT

Surely a tripling of the forum space isn't required?
There's quite a lot of cross-platform problems - e.g. Networks
Just one Linux (including *nix like systems), Mac and a Windows forums are required

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

zubel — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:35:23 GMT

One thing we definately didn't want to do is fill the community forum front page up with more forums.
More soon
B.

Re: Create a new PlusNet Linux user forum

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:51:45 GMT

I've posted a new thread on our proposed layout.
You can add your thoughts/discuss our thoughts here