As I understand it, Discord has a corporate version. They also get funding from users' Nitro subscriptions.
On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM Rick Troth <[email protected]> wrote: > 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; <>< > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
