On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 6:48 AM Senthil Kumaran <sent...@python.org> wrote:
> On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 09:36:52AM +0200, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > #python-dev on IRC has been wildly successful until perhaps 2015. > > Personally, I would have no problem using IRC if wanted to connect to a > chat > > for CPython at all. > > I know, it was useful, and #python is still. The bot, github, buildbot > made it more alerts only. Looks like Victor and few others still use it. > > > > Similarly, I would have no problem using Zulip. I would even say that > Zulip > > is by far the best chat system I've ever used, and the alternatives don't > > come near. Its threading system is really superior to everything else. > > With Zulip, I find it hard to understand, why I need two namespaces (for > lack of better term) before I start writing my text in Zulip chat. > > #topic->subtopic [content] > > I have not been a part of the community that uses Zulip effectively, so > I haven't learnt it well. > > > The idea that if people don't use IRC and Zulip, then we should try > another > > chat system, sounds like magical thought. What kind of properties do > Slack, > > Gitter or Discord have that Zulip doesn't? They are actually quite > annoying > > in my experience. > > Some have community advantage. K8s, Golang people are on Slack. Multiple > Companies are on Slack, technical barrier is very low. Similar is the > case with Discord. > Yeah, I don't know if the Python community as a whole has totally settled on a platform. > > Community usage, and usability _perhaps_ go hand in hand. General numbers > could support for this. > > That said. If we (a quorum) feel comfortable using anything like IRC, > Zulip, I agree, we don't need another one. > You could launch a poll on discuss.python.org and see if there's a clear winner. -Brett > > -- > Senthil > _______________________________________________ > python-committers mailing list -- python-committers@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-committers-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-committers.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-committers@python.org/message/LYK567UL32MQS7IBRFADWM5WIN3AY57Q/ > Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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