On Mon 13 Apr 2020 at 19:13:11 +0100, Michael Howard wrote: > On 13/04/2020 18:09, Brian wrote: > > 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? > > > Can you provide some of the links you used?
I merely used lynx https://discourse.debian.net/t/welcome-to-discourse/7 -- Brian.