Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects

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  • yarn

    The 1.x line is frozen - features and bugfixes now happen on https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry

    Note that there's multiple errors with your regex, discord invites do not necessary have "invite" in the url, and may use the domain discord.gg instead. For instance the yarn repo[0] uses the url "https://discord.gg/yarnpkg" which was missed by your search. Another worthwhile mention is the Svelte repo[1], which uses discord, but instead of linking directly to their discord invite, links to "https://svelte.dev/chat" which then redirects to their discord invite.

    Looking for the discord.gg/custominvite pattern[2] gives 26.7k results :)

    [0] https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn

    [1] https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte

    [2] https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+https://disc...

  • Svelte

    Cybernetically enhanced web apps

    Note that there's multiple errors with your regex, discord invites do not necessary have "invite" in the url, and may use the domain discord.gg instead. For instance the yarn repo[0] uses the url "https://discord.gg/yarnpkg" which was missed by your search. Another worthwhile mention is the Svelte repo[1], which uses discord, but instead of linking directly to their discord invite, links to "https://svelte.dev/chat" which then redirects to their discord invite.

    Looking for the discord.gg/custominvite pattern[2] gives 26.7k results :)

    [0] https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn

    [1] https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte

    [2] https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+https://disc...

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  • matrix.to

    A simple stateless privacy-protecting URL redirecting service for Matrix

    Bah! Can't believe I fumbled that, thanks. Looks like the more accurate count, if you include both then is:

    * 28k for Discord[0]

    * 1.4k for Matrix[1]

    [0] https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+%28https://d...

    [1] https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+https://matr...

  • discord-irc

    Connects Discord and IRC channels by sending messages back and forth.

    But you can migrate. Have a bot running bridging both apps and then phase the old one slowly out. Like

    https://github.com/reactiflux/discord-irc

    https://t2bot.io/discord/

    That way you are not stuck in an ecosystem. Sure some ppl will always be unhappy and looking up content in the old system is subpar but thats the nature of the game.

  • Agree with regards to forums. I think hyperkitty [1] is probably the best of both worlds, i.e. a forum-like webinterface to mailinglists. Not sure why this is not used more often.

    [1] https://gitlab.com/mailman/hyperkitty

  • uhabits

    Loop Habit Tracker, a mobile app for creating and maintaining long-term positive habits

    perfect example of foss accessibility issue: https://github.com/iSoron/uhabits

    this dev refuse to consider accessibility as it means ui changes or new option. users with visual impair are unable to use app and dev just locks issue reported for it and ignores users. probably to boost number of dls/markerting.

    even if user does a patch dev just closes and does his own thing that dont help. even foss projects kick contribs out for try to help

  • The Lounge

    💬 ‎ Modern, responsive, cross-platform, self-hosted web IRC client

    https://thelounge.chat/ seems a pretty good solution, but of course the average person would still need to know someone running an instance and trust them+the server with their chat history.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • Mattermost

    Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle..

  • DiscordChatExporter

    Exports Discord chat logs to a file

  • zig

    General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.

    The Zig programming language approach to communications is a great example of what you advocate: https://github.com/ziglang/zig/wiki/Community

  • Oragono

    A modern IRC server (daemon/ircd) written in Go.

    This isn't a problem intrinsic to IRC; Ergo solved it: https://github.com/ergochat/ergo/blob/master/docs/USERGUIDE....

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