Ubuntu Devs Debate Moving from IRC to Matrix

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• onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  To newer, younger contributors IRC could feel ancient or cumbersome to learn.

  Not only yong contributors…

  Also, if they’re mulling departing from IRC, how about getting rid of mailing lists?

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  • aquafunk@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    what would you choose to replace mailing lists with? e-mail is accessible, easy to archive, and archives are also accessible and easily searched

    genuinely curious

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    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      fediverse groups, of course that would require structuring the software in a way that resembles mailing lists instead of reddit

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• BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Matrix has a scale issue at the moment. And even basic moderation tools are non-existent. Great for small groups, unusable for larger communities.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Not really

    Matrix works fine with thousands of users. Even if it didn’t there are still lots of alternatives. IRC is like the bottom of the barrel.

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