Askbot
Askbot is open source software used to create question and answer oriented Internet forums. The site started on July 2009,[1] initially similar to Stack Overflow or Yahoo! Answers.[2] Based on CNPROG[3][4] and some code written for OSQA, it is primarily developed and maintained by Evgeny Fadeev.[5]
| Initial release | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Repository |  |
| Written in | Python (Django) |
| Type | Web-based Q&A system |
| License | GPL3 or later |
| Website | askbot |
Websites such as Fedora and LibreOffice use Askbot to run their Q&A sites. Askbot can be easily installed by using the documentation[6] on Ubuntu and CentOS. The Document Foundation put some funds in AskBot development.[7]
See also
- OSQA - an open source application written in Python (Django)
- Shapado - an open source application written in Ruby
- Stack Overflow
- Q&A software
References
- "ASKBOT on GitHub". Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- "Askbot". Fedora Project Wiki. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- "CNProg: A Django Q&A system with community features". Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- "An open source Q&A(question and answer) eco-system". Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- "ASKBOT people". Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- Raha, Gopal. "How to Install and Configure AskBot".
- "Bod minutes from 2014-09-01".
The budget for the AskBot improvements will be topped up by 2.000 €, to foster further improvements.
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