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Re:Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects by smolder on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @07:50AM (#29713277)
Perhaps we should get rid of command lines in open source software, too. It's just so uninviting!

I'm not against people choosing discord for some projects, but there's nothing so terrible or oppressive about choosing IRC. It doesn't deserve the "considered harmful" treatment. Hopping on IRC is a very low bar for a potential contributor to clear.

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Re:Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects by ivegotnoaccount on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:25AM (#29714589)
Using IRC is not oppressive, I agree, and it wouldn't come to my mind to complain on an IRC channel about it not being Discord, but the point of the article is to show you must not use Discord and you are bad for doing it.
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