Hello there!
On 16. Jan 2018, at 13:57, Max Mehl max.mehl@fsfe.org wrote:
# Daniel Pocock [2018-01-16 13:43 +0100]:
Discourse is somewhat overwork as we would have to patch various parts of it to either remove JS or free/libreate it.
Would packaging the Discourse JavaScript into Debian satisfy those concerns? Is there enough interest in this topic to start building a wiki page about it?
I want to highlight that some volunteers are already experimenting with a Discourse instance for FSFE, mainly Nikos IIRC (in Cc). Please join them if you want to support them in their work.
https://git.fsfe.org/fsfe-system-hackers/community https://git.fsfe.org/fsfe-system-hackers/community
+1 for investigating Discourse. It was reviewed at the recent community meeting in Berlin and excitement was great. I agree with Daniel's concerns, and feel that the way Discourse works can help allay them. Especially the bridging of the traditional mailing list mode with a forum web interface can help making our discussions accessible to a wider range of people. The client-side Javascript to me is not a relevant issue anymore since JS is an open standard and browsers are sandboxed these days.
Best,
Mirko.