On 10/11/23 12:55, Lionel B. Dyck wrote:
There is an online community for all System Z Enthusiasts on discord that is
growing. There are discussions ranging from the z/OS Open Tools to Hercules
to CBTape tools to Stack Overflow questions on Z to nearly anything and
everything related to Z.
Check it out at: https://discord.gg/3PKgUayuSV
Second this.
If you wish, you can think of it as a VMSHARE work-alike. It's an
"online conference".
Thanks Lionel for inviting us. Thanks Steven for setting it up.
Lionel B. Dyck <><
Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com
Github: https://github.com/lbdyck
“Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you
are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden
I should also qualify this endorsement. There are two concerns, and
maybe they can be addressed in the near future.
First is supporting the forum. When you look at massively popular
platforms like Twitter and Facebook, you see their demise. How is
Discord funded? We should keep in mind that we likely will have to
step-up to some sort of support down the road.
LISTSERV gets by on the generosity of academic institutions (in this
case the University of Alabama, "Roll Tide!"). But even these sometimes
have to trim their budgets.
Secondly, and this is personal, I much prefer interaction via email.
Would love to see platforms like Discord support that mode of
communication. Two very important "circles" in my own life use FB
Messenger, which is horribly captive. (But the others don't get it, not
being techie; they don't see the entrapment.) If someone happens to know
of a plug-in or a mod (in this case, to Discord) enabling email please
do share. The problems with email are historical (the original design)
and a tragedy of the commons (the unpoliced shared space will be marred
by the nere do wells).
-- R; <><
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