Re: Please comment on your use of trac

Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca> Wed, 03 February 2021 16:58 UTC

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From: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca>
To: Robert Sparks <rjsparks@nostrum.com>, wgchairs@ietf.org
Subject: Re: Please comment on your use of trac
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Robert Sparks <rjsparks@nostrum.com> wrote:
    > We currently have instances of trac configured for each working
    > group. Only some are being used.

    > If your group is using trac, are you using anything essentially
    > trac-specific that you find important?

    > Would you be ok migrating (with help) to a different wiki system and a
    > different issue tracking system?

I would like a markdown based wiki system.
I have not used the trac wiki for any working group other than IOTDIR, where I feel
like I'm the only one who has used it in years.
I have not used the issue tracker for years.

    > I've had several people suggest we should stop supporting it, and I'd
    > like to know if that would be a particular hardship for any group.

Some markdown based stuff within DT would be great.
Particularly if we could point to it within the "Documents" tab.

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