On Mon, 2022-05-23 at 07:45 -0400, Emily wrote:
OK. But if we're talking about/to new users and contributors, people who are just trying to get involved and/or find help and support, IRC is not likely to get you the fastest responses. Discord, Telegram and Matrix are all far more active than IRC is today.
I fully agree with Emily, just check the trafic on telegram channel. Not even mentioning internal #discuss-opensuse channel on SUSE's slack ... we should just forward all to telegram.
On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 7:27 AM Per Jessen <per@opensuse.org> wrote:
Emily wrote:
It's interesting to note that https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Communication_channels doesn't mention Discord, Matrix, Telegram, or the Bar (which doesn't appear at all) till the very, very bottom... They all are listed as mere 'Other methods' - as afterthoughts as it were, though they have become some of the main ways that people chat today. Perhaps we should move them closer to the top. IRC, while still used, is hardly the most popular form of communication that it once was, and it is still listed as though it continues to be...
Which methods are popular and which are less popular is a matter of one's perspective, I would suggest. Many times the best method depends on who you want to talk to. You want to talk to me, I'm on mailing lists and IRC :-)
-- Per Jessen, Zürich (22.6°C) Member, openSUSE Heroes