[csw-maintainers] Forum Software

[Maciej Bliziński]

2011/5/25 Sebastian Kayser <skayser at opencsw.org>:
> During winter camp Maciej mentioned Vanilla which seems loosely modelled
> after Stackoverflow [1,2]. From looking at it briefly, it feels more
> like the 21th century than traditional forums. That's only the user side
> though, not the admin perspective.

I do like Vanilla, but I also recognize that phpBB is the leading, and
the most familiar forum engine.  If we wanted ensure a low entry bar
on the user forum, phpBB would be the best choice.

Vanilla does feel more modern though.

Overall, I personally think that both are acceptable, and that it's
better to have one installed relatively soon than have long debates
over which one is better.  Ihsan, can you pick the one that you
believe is best and make a test deployment?  If you don't have the
time to do it yourself, could you pass credentials and access
instructions to someone else?

Maciej