starman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoPlease don't use Discord for FOSS projectsdrewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square411fedilinkarrow-up11.37Karrow-down157 cross-posted to: foss@beehaw.orgopensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.32Karrow-down1external-linkPlease don't use Discord for FOSS projectsdrewdevault.comstarman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square411fedilink cross-posted to: foss@beehaw.orgopensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16·9 months agoForums are a better technology but come with hosting costs
minus-squareChallengeApathy@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoThe dumb part about that, though, is that it’s considerably easy to spin up a forum with a free forum host and you get significantly more control and customization than what Discord gives.
minus-squareguts@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoDiscourse is a forum platform and now has a similar layout like Discord.
minus-squaremellowheat@suppo.filinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·9 months agoWhen things seem free, you’re not the customer.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-29 months agoNo When profit is the motive you are not the customer, the shareholders are
Forums are a better technology but come with hosting costs
The dumb part about that, though, is that it’s considerably easy to spin up a forum with a free forum host and you get significantly more control and customization than what Discord gives.
Discourse is a forum platform and now has a similar layout like Discord.
When things seem free, you’re not the customer.
No
When profit is the motive you are not the customer, the shareholders are