Re: Debian is testing Discourse
On Mon 13 Apr 2020 at 19:41:15 +0300, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 07:32:56AM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > I doubt that Russ reads this list and may not be aware of the
> > experiences of us that have dealt with a project that wholesale replaced
> > working mailing lists with Discourse. Russ should be made aware that
> > Discourse is not some magic software that does not require any learning.
>
> That's I agree with.
>
>
> > On the contrary, it is different and requires a modern Web browser (how
> > does the non-GUI user participate since it is noted that an email user
> > is a distant second-class user?) but as he notes it is a centralized
> > database that facilitates an amount of control that is lacking with
> > email lists. I think that the key to the discussion is that some people
> > seek greater control over discussions.
>
> Moreover, it brings two interesting aspects of the problem:
>
> 1) By its design the Discourse relies on Javascript executing in user's
> browser. While Discourse itself may be the free software, such usage of
> Discourse violates Software Freedom 1 ("change it so it does your
> computing as you wish").
I understand the concern with Javascript. I have read what there is of
Discourse using Lynx. Am I missing out an anything?
--
Brian.
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