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| From | candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: How To Improve This Group |
| Date | 2025-04-09 23:40 +0000 |
| Organization | the-candyden-of-code |
| Message-ID | <slrnvve1a5.3d82b.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | <pan$790a1$48e9af87$bea83f88$c410c059@linux.rocks> <slrnvvdghq.2rja1.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid> <pan$50a44$1f664dd1$e7bd5ea1$6d12b431@linux.rocks> |
Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote at 20:55 this Wednesday (GMT): > On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 19:00:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote: > >> >> Well, if you COULD get more people to migrate to USENET from traditional >> social media, that would be great. I personally don't think many people >> are going to want to learn a new software for such an old protocol. >> > > Well, then, maybe they should stop using email. After all, that protocol > goes back to at least 1975. Most people use a website for email, and Gmail/Outlook. > I am sick of these assholes who denigrate a medium simply because > it's origin goes back a few decades. > > Communication protocols don't have "best buy" dates. They are > valid forever. I agree, but the whole "brand new shiny tech" pull is a very strong pull for some. > I am reminded of the Micro$oft strategy that tried to discredit > Linux because it was based upon Unix which is an "ancient" OS. > > Fuck Micro$soft and fuck YOU. sorry > Usenet is still very much viable as is IRC. All that is required > is for more people to start using it -- again. > > The case is closed. I agree, the main problem from my pov is barrier to entry and "precivable" benefits. Yes, obviously, USENET is great for being simple and decrentralized, but the average person would not care/understand what being "decentralized" means, and the simplicity is seen as a drawback. And as for barrier to entry, the only real client people would be likely/willing to use would be Thunderbird, since everything else is either old (again, /I/ don't care, but ppl definitely would), highly specialized FOSS programs that most of the time are targeted to Linux, or a TUI program. And they have to configure the newsreader to connect to a server, FIND a server, etc etc.. and no layman would go through that just for a "retro forum experience that has barely any users". As well as the general tech illiteracy. So, IF the barrier to entry was lowered, and potentially a webapp made, people MIGHT be willing to try it. I think that's a pretty long shot, though. -- user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom
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How To Improve This Group Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-03-27 19:49 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-03-27 16:01 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-03-27 20:23 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-03-28 00:45 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-03-28 11:30 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-04-09 19:00 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-04-09 20:55 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-04-09 23:40 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-09 19:47 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-09 20:02 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-10 12:58 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-10 09:02 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-10 09:48 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group rek2 hispagatos <rek2@hispagatos.meow.org.invalid> - 2025-04-10 14:01 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-10 10:04 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group rek2 hispagatos <rek2@hispagatos.meow.org.invalid> - 2025-04-10 16:36 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-10 10:13 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group rek2 hispagatos <rek2@hispagatos.meow.org.invalid> - 2025-04-10 16:26 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-11 07:02 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-11 03:06 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-11 08:49 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-11 13:44 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-11 11:22 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-11 17:40 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-11 19:30 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-12 02:59 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-12 08:00 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-12 06:40 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-12 08:55 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-12 23:06 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-04-13 00:38 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-13 08:47 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-04-10 18:00 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-11 08:42 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-04-10 11:08 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-10 13:03 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-04-10 20:06 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-11 07:10 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-11 08:50 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-11 12:58 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-11 09:18 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-04-11 15:16 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-11 17:46 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-04-12 09:41 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-12 10:17 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-12 09:02 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-12 22:58 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-13 08:44 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-13 19:15 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-14 11:52 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-11 17:42 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group bill_wilson <bill_w@aol.com> - 2025-04-11 14:34 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-11 14:38 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-04-11 11:41 -0700
Re: How To Improve This Group Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-11 14:51 -0400
Re: How To Improve This Group % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-04-11 12:12 -0700
Re: How To Improve This Group Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-04-11 20:47 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-04-12 09:34 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-04-12 19:58 +0000
Re: How To Improve This Group % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-04-12 13:07 -0700
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