Re: Discord

On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 16:47, Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> wrote:

> Quoting Timothy Holborn (2021-05-21 16:18:13)
> > Whilst i'm not suggesting this is an 'official channel' or whatever, i
> took
> > some initiative and started: a RWW Discord Channel[1].
> >
> > There is an old slack group that i'm aware of, but haven't logged into
> for
> > a long time; and, there's also IRC and other related resources...  But i
> > thought, discord - is fairly awesome...
> >
> > so,  i'll get your notifications if you join; and melvin (as chair) can
> > help figure out who be deemed 'admin' (and related procedural stuff, as
> to
> > 'practice as we preach' or intend to) should it be found to have
> usefulness
> > as an idea...
>
> Discord is a walled garden.  Free software, yes, but not federated data.
>
> I will therefore *not* participate on Discord - in case that matters.
>

Yes, it matters :)


>
> Not quite the same as discord, I know, but if there is a need for a chat
> system where messages are tracked as threads and are searchable, then I
> can recommend Matrix for that.
>

I've used and followed matrix for a while.  UX wise I found it was one I
ended up logging in to less often

I've never been quite sure what to make of their technology.  But you are a
person I trust so that recommendation goes a long way :)

Recently I read they are changing their network too, so might be something
to evaluate again

https://matrix.org/blog/2021/05/06/introducing-the-pinecone-overlay-network

We still have IRC, tho it's not much used.  If there's an appetite for a
group chat system, we could explore that.  I'd favour it being as inclusive
as possible, over technical features.


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