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This looks like it was made with TinyMCE 5. How does the licensing work out for a project like this?

by omgitsabird 5y ago

hanspagel 5y ago
If you’re looking for a modern FOSS alternative, try Tiptap[1]. [1] https://tiptap.dev https://tiptap.dev
- tentacleuno 5y ago
  I just looked and the community is hosted on Discord, and Discord only. Seriously, what is it with FOSS projects and Discord?
  - hanspagel 5y ago
    We have GitHub issues (works fine for bugs, not so much for discussions), GitHub discussions (no one is there), added Discord by public demand (I hate it, but it’s working well. People help each other there) and plan to add Flarum as an open discussion board soon.
    - tentacleuno 5y ago
      Have you tried Matrix[0], out of curiosity? I see quite a lot of FOSS projects on that (with the users to back it up too, obviously) and it seems to work quite well. I'm in quite a few established projects on there. You can bridge your Discord channel(s) to Matrix rooms, so it's basically win-win unless you rely on some proprietary custom verification system (e.g. Reactiflux's complex system), although with a little work you can re-create said verification on the Matrix side. EDIT: I apologise if the tone of my original comment came off as snarky, by the way. It's just so annoying and tiring seeing open-source projects require people be on some downright unethical[1] proprietary chat platform. [0]: https://matrix.org https://matrix.org [1]: https://gist.github.com/Rapptz/4a2f62751b9600a31a0d3c78100287f1 https://gist.github.com/Rapptz/4a2f62751b9600a31a0d3c7810028...
      - thujlife 5y ago
        Do you get paid for pushing matrix?
        dang 5y ago
        We've banned this account for breaking the site guidelines and for posting too many unsubstantive comments. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
      - VRay 5y ago
        Is there a way to use Matrix without signing up for it? That’s my main problem right now You can usually get some use out of Discord by just clicking an invitation link, but for Matrix it looks like I have to create an account with some shady unknown social networking entity
        Arathorn 5y ago
        right now most matrix servers have guest access disabled due to spam risk.
  - toilari 5y ago
    Disclaimer: this is just guesswork from my own experiences. I do not actually have experience in running the community of a FOSS project. I'd guess its lowering the barrier of entry by providing a "casual" platform for communication. Discord is widespread enough for many people to already have an account. Joining new servers is dead simple. Also, collaborator retention could be another thing. I'd argue it is easier to keep less active contributors hang along when you have this sort of "community" where people do other, unrelated stuff (post memes and discuss unrelated topics) alongside the actual work on the project.

This looks like it was made with TinyMCE 5. How does the licensing work out for a project like this?

hanspagel 5y ago

If you’re looking for a modern FOSS alternative, try Tiptap[1]. [1] https://tiptap.dev https://tiptap.dev

tentacleuno 5y ago
I just looked and the community is hosted on Discord, and Discord only. Seriously, what is it with FOSS projects and Discord?
- hanspagel 5y ago
  We have GitHub issues (works fine for bugs, not so much for discussions), GitHub discussions (no one is there), added Discord by public demand (I hate it, but it’s working well. People help each other there) and plan to add Flarum as an open discussion board soon.
  - tentacleuno 5y ago
    Have you tried Matrix[0], out of curiosity? I see quite a lot of FOSS projects on that (with the users to back it up too, obviously) and it seems to work quite well. I'm in quite a few established projects on there. You can bridge your Discord channel(s) to Matrix rooms, so it's basically win-win unless you rely on some proprietary custom verification system (e.g. Reactiflux's complex system), although with a little work you can re-create said verification on the Matrix side. EDIT: I apologise if the tone of my original comment came off as snarky, by the way. It's just so annoying and tiring seeing open-source projects require people be on some downright unethical[1] proprietary chat platform. [0]: https://matrix.org https://matrix.org [1]: https://gist.github.com/Rapptz/4a2f62751b9600a31a0d3c78100287f1 https://gist.github.com/Rapptz/4a2f62751b9600a31a0d3c7810028...
    - thujlife 5y ago
      Do you get paid for pushing matrix?
      - dang 5y ago
        We've banned this account for breaking the site guidelines and for posting too many unsubstantive comments. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
    - VRay 5y ago
      Is there a way to use Matrix without signing up for it? That’s my main problem right now You can usually get some use out of Discord by just clicking an invitation link, but for Matrix it looks like I have to create an account with some shady unknown social networking entity
      - Arathorn 5y ago
        right now most matrix servers have guest access disabled due to spam risk.
- toilari 5y ago
  Disclaimer: this is just guesswork from my own experiences. I do not actually have experience in running the community of a FOSS project. I'd guess its lowering the barrier of entry by providing a "casual" platform for communication. Discord is widespread enough for many people to already have an account. Joining new servers is dead simple. Also, collaborator retention could be another thing. I'd argue it is easier to keep less active contributors hang along when you have this sort of "community" where people do other, unrelated stuff (post memes and discuss unrelated topics) alongside the actual work on the project.