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What do y'all think about mailing lists and IRC as sole communication channels? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Say you want to contribute to a project and find out the only way to do so is by discussing the issue on IRC or the mailing list, then submitting the patch per email.

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[–] fubo 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

One issue with IRC is that there's no archiving by default. That means discussions and context for decisions are lost. This can be fixed, though. But the default setup for social chat isn't optimal for project planning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's where any sort of forum would work much better, in my opinion. Also, unlike mails with 8+ replies, it's much easier to follow and organize