diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index 2281cb1..5220605 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -67,3 +67,17 @@ The save-file dialogs in Cardinal requires a working [xdg-desktop-portal](https: Typically your desktop already provides this, if not consider looking for a package to install with "desktop-portal" in the name. The open-file dialogs in Cardinal do not have this restriction, with a fallback in case desktop portal is not available. + +## Why IRC and not Discord? + +Discord terms of service are absolute garbage and have no place on a free open-source project. + +Don't take it from us, here are a few articles and discussions about it: + +- https://drewdevault.com/2021/12/28/Dont-use-Discord-for-FOSS.html +- https://stallman.org/discord.html +- https://discourse.ardour.org/t/ardour-discord-server/88399/ +- https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/discord-server/6519/ + +Maybe some Matrix channel could be setup, but it would need to bridge to IRC. +For now IRC works perfectly for Cardinal's authors, so there is no real reason to change.