starman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoPlease don't use Discord for FOSS projectsdrewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square353fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down144 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1external-linkPlease don't use Discord for FOSS projectsdrewdevault.comstarman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square353fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareKayday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·4 months agoI have all the issues with Discord that you mention, but struggle to find a better alternative. Do you have any recommendations?
minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·4 months agoForums. Phpbb, Mybb, hell even discourse is better than discord. If you’re specifically dealing with a coding project, most git repositories offer an issues page and wiki you can use.
minus-squaretoastal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoAnd if you want something realtime, IRC & XMPP are low-resource chat options—with the latter being federated & can offer encryption for private rooms.
minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoSure, but those options solve literally none of the issues discussed above
I have all the issues with Discord that you mention, but struggle to find a better alternative. Do you have any recommendations?
Forums. Phpbb, Mybb, hell even discourse is better than discord. If you’re specifically dealing with a coding project, most git repositories offer an issues page and wiki you can use.
And if you want something realtime, IRC & XMPP are low-resource chat options—with the latter being federated & can offer encryption for private rooms.
Sure, but those options solve literally none of the issues discussed above