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Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects (drewdevault.com)

submitted 9 months ago by starman@programming.dev to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 35 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] B0rax@feddit.de 24 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] Abnorc@lemm.ee 16 points 9 months ago

It’s undoubtedly nice during that step of the process, but afterwards you’re on a platform that may not be well suited to the purpose. It’d be better just to make the new account on an actual forum. Granted, I use Bitwarden now, so I don’t sweat making new accounts anymore.

This makes me wonder if there is a centralized system for forums. We have stackexchange already, but that’s really designed to be a question and answer site.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months 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.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

This makes me wonder if there is a centralized system for forums.

Is this not what Lemmy is, to a certain extent?

[-] B0rax@feddit.de 3 points 9 months ago

Lemmy is not a Forum…

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months 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.