[SciPy-Dev] Unpacking the mailing list: Discourse, Slack = Mailing list

[Matthew Brett]

Hi,

I have strong preference for being able to avoid Slack:

https://blogs.sap.com/2018/10/26/why-i-dont-like-slack-anymore-for-public-use/

Cheers,

Matthew

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 11:38 AM Pamphile Roy <roy.pamphile at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi András,
>
> On 20.05.2021, at 12:20, Andras Deak <deak.andris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Do you happen to have know if there might be any accessibilty issues
> with discourse, slack and the like? I have both accessibility in the
> traditional sense in mind, as well as things like governments that
> censor internet access. I have no idea about either of these things,
> and for all I know the alternatives might be perfect replacements, so
> this is just an aspect that should also be considered for such a
> switch :)
>
>
> Interesting question. My understanding is that both platforms have accessibility policy or are looking at it:
>
> https://slack.com/intl/en-at/accessibility-plan
> https://meta.discourse.org/tag/accessibility
>
> As for being blocked, Slack is not accessible (or inconsistently) in some countries.
> Discourse seems ok and depends on your IP and your content.
>
> Cheers,
> Pamphile
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