With the GitHub Discussions feature now out of beta*, I'd like to start a conversation on whether it could be a good idea for the OpenJFX project to embrace it as the primary place to discuss and interact with the broader community.
While I understand that mailing lists have a long tradition with OpenJDK projects, I feel that they are not a great tool for building and maintaining a community. It's pretty hard to search archived mails and find relevant information or past discussions. Sure, you can do it, but it's not very inviting and accessible. It also seems to me that the mailing list is very disconnected from the people actually using OpenJFX. Since most people already are on GitHub, and most people interested in OpenJFX will find its GitHub repository, it would also seem to be the most logical place to invite people into the community and join our discussions. After all, growing and maintaining a community is fundamental for every open-source project to remain relevant. * https://github.blog/2021-08-17-github-discussions-out-of-beta
