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List:       gentoo-project
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-project] Switching Gentoo over to Discourse?
From:       Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2022-07-26 18:27:30
Message-ID: QXQP5KWF.D64N43VA.ZVIPWHQB () VRGEFOBL ! YLO6HI6R ! XJCQFJDY
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On 2022.07.26 18:35, Michał Górny wrote:
> On Tue, 2022-07-26 at 22:34 +0500, Ann wrote:
> > On 2022-07-26 00:52, Conrad Kostecki wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > Am 25.07.2022 um 08:38 schrieb Michał Górny:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > Discourse [1] is what all cool kids these days use.  LLVM has
> switched
> > > > to it some time ago, Python is doing so now after "successful
> > > > experiment".  Unlike of the ancient stuff Gentoo is using right
> now,
> > > > it's maintained and has thriving and helpful community.  How
> about we
> > > > start our own experiment on using it?
> > > 
> > > I personal absolutely do not like Discourse. It has an extremely
> poor 
> > > user experience for me.
> > > 
> > > But I guess, I am just an old men, who prefers good old forum
> software.
> > 
> > Here's the list of things people use to run online forums (from
> oldest
> > to newest):
> > 
> > 1. Usenet and Fido
> > 2. Mailing lists
> > 3. Classic web forums
> > 4. "Applications"
> > 
> 
> 5. AI that handles all the posting and reading.
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Michał Górny
> 
> 
> 

0. Bulletin Board Systems in general. 
Fidonet was later.

Ah, the days of the 1200/75 modem. IBM messed up the design of
the PC, so that split baud rates on the same port were not possible. 

-- 
Regards,

Roy Bamford
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