▲ 1321 ▼ Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects (drewdevault.com) submitted 2 years ago by starman@programming.dev to c/opensource@lemmy.ml 402 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] NostraDavid@programming.dev 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago (8 children) I'm not sure what point you're trying to make unless you're saying no one has to create a Discord account, or have to download an app, or have to find an invite to locate the server. My keys are auto-generated and auto-saved, simple 20 second process. Forums are also a lot easier to sign up for than Discord, if you're worried about making another account I don't know what to tell ya because every service requires it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (6 children) You set up a discord account once. When you want to join a project discord all you have to do is click the invite link and hit „accept“. Bam. Done. No need to join a forum. No need to keep track of another website and check if you got a personal message from someone or something. The benefit is that it is all one location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I'd much rather have email for forums (Linux kernel style) than discord. I'll even take IRC permalink fedilink source parent [+] Abnorc@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Discourse, NodeBB and Flarum are all currently working on ActivityPub federation support. The first two have some basic support already available. Edit: I read "decentralized". The "centralized" system for forums is obviously Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) This makes me wonder if there is a centralized system for forums. Is this not what Lemmy is, to a certain extent? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lemmy is not a Forum… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No, but it has several forum-like features. Each Lemmy community is kind of like a mini-forum, with posts, threads, comments, etc. Lemmy is certainly more forum-like than Discord is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] summerof69@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago Should we tell him that he doesn't need more than 1 discord account? permalink fedilink source parent [–] veniasilente@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I'm probably way out of the loop but from the perspective of devs getting to contribute, don't stuff like Discourse ship with "login with your Github account" already? Or Google, or Facebook, or... Also, please, it's 1 click nowadays to make your browser remember your logins for you, if it comes down to laziness permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago (8 children) I'm not sure what point you're trying to make unless you're saying no one has to create a Discord account, or have to download an app, or have to find an invite to locate the server. My keys are auto-generated and auto-saved, simple 20 second process. Forums are also a lot easier to sign up for than Discord, if you're worried about making another account I don't know what to tell ya because every service requires it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (6 children) You set up a discord account once. When you want to join a project discord all you have to do is click the invite link and hit „accept“. Bam. Done. No need to join a forum. No need to keep track of another website and check if you got a personal message from someone or something. The benefit is that it is all one location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I'd much rather have email for forums (Linux kernel style) than discord. I'll even take IRC permalink fedilink source parent [+] Abnorc@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Discourse, NodeBB and Flarum are all currently working on ActivityPub federation support. The first two have some basic support already available. Edit: I read "decentralized". The "centralized" system for forums is obviously Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) This makes me wonder if there is a centralized system for forums. Is this not what Lemmy is, to a certain extent? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lemmy is not a Forum… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No, but it has several forum-like features. Each Lemmy community is kind of like a mini-forum, with posts, threads, comments, etc. Lemmy is certainly more forum-like than Discord is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] summerof69@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago Should we tell him that he doesn't need more than 1 discord account? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] B0rax@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (6 children) You set up a discord account once. When you want to join a project discord all you have to do is click the invite link and hit „accept“. Bam. Done. No need to join a forum. No need to keep track of another website and check if you got a personal message from someone or something. The benefit is that it is all one location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I'd much rather have email for forums (Linux kernel style) than discord. I'll even take IRC permalink fedilink source parent [+] Abnorc@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Discourse, NodeBB and Flarum are all currently working on ActivityPub federation support. The first two have some basic support already available. Edit: I read "decentralized". The "centralized" system for forums is obviously Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) This makes me wonder if there is a centralized system for forums. Is this not what Lemmy is, to a certain extent? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lemmy is not a Forum… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No, but it has several forum-like features. Each Lemmy community is kind of like a mini-forum, with posts, threads, comments, etc. Lemmy is certainly more forum-like than Discord is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I'd much rather have email for forums (Linux kernel style) than discord. I'll even take IRC permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Abnorc@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Discourse, NodeBB and Flarum are all currently working on ActivityPub federation support. The first two have some basic support already available. Edit: I read "decentralized". The "centralized" system for forums is obviously Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) This makes me wonder if there is a centralized system for forums. Is this not what Lemmy is, to a certain extent? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lemmy is not a Forum… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No, but it has several forum-like features. Each Lemmy community is kind of like a mini-forum, with posts, threads, comments, etc. Lemmy is certainly more forum-like than Discord is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Discourse, NodeBB and Flarum are all currently working on ActivityPub federation support. The first two have some basic support already available. Edit: I read "decentralized". The "centralized" system for forums is obviously Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) This makes me wonder if there is a centralized system for forums. Is this not what Lemmy is, to a certain extent? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lemmy is not a Forum… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No, but it has several forum-like features. Each Lemmy community is kind of like a mini-forum, with posts, threads, comments, etc. Lemmy is certainly more forum-like than Discord is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] B0rax@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lemmy is not a Forum… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No, but it has several forum-like features. Each Lemmy community is kind of like a mini-forum, with posts, threads, comments, etc. Lemmy is certainly more forum-like than Discord is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No, but it has several forum-like features. Each Lemmy community is kind of like a mini-forum, with posts, threads, comments, etc. Lemmy is certainly more forum-like than Discord is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] summerof69@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago Should we tell him that he doesn't need more than 1 discord account? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] veniasilente@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I'm probably way out of the loop but from the perspective of devs getting to contribute, don't stuff like Discourse ship with "login with your Github account" already? Or Google, or Facebook, or... Also, please, it's 1 click nowadays to make your browser remember your logins for you, if it comes down to laziness permalink fedilink source parent