Re: Gitter room for Hydra

2015-09-28 21:38 GMT+02:00 Markus Lanthaler <markus.lanthaler@gmx.net>:

> It certainly looks nice, but what do we need it for? We do have an IRC
> channel that we basically never used.


"We do have an IRC channel is never used" is a pretty good reason why
Gitter should be considered. IRC is, unfortunately, not a very accessible
protocol. I can't guarantee that Gitter will be much more popular, but it's
easier for people to find and access and I can at least guarantee that I
will be there. It's like IRC, only with a pretty decent HTML interface that
integrates very deeply with GitHub (direct linking of issues, markdown
support, etc).


> I'm a bit worried adding yet another communication channel.


Shut down the IRC channel, then. :)


> IMHO the mailing list and GitHub issues cover our needs quite well.
>

They indeed do, but don't cover the real-time informational needs,
chit-chat and short, possibly stupid questions (I know I have a few).

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