8 Apr
2019
8 Apr
'19
4:50 a.m.
Bryan Richter
As someone initially more comfortable with Mailman mailing lists, I empathize with people who have strong email workflows. Moving to Discourse isn't painless. (There is a "mailing list mode", which helps some, but not entirely.) A web UI has some downsides compared to text, for those so inclined.
In particular, web UIs are everything else but accessibility friendly. Every project that moves away from mailing lists and IRC effectively maks it pretty hard for people which rely on accessibility to participate. I am not expecting this to hold anyone back from moving into the shining new era of client-less communication. Just wanted to point out that people like me are going to be left behind. -- CYa, ⡍⠁⠗⠊⠕