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Re: Sr.ht becomes Sourcehut

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Post by baroffoos » Thu, Feb 07, 2019, 10:26 PM UTC

chriswarbo wrote: post #71

baroffoos wrote: post #42

The UI seems very usable. I wonder how the performance stacks up against something like gogs. One of the main things I don't like is the email focus. I think one of the best things the modern git websites have done is replace email with merge requests which are just so much easier to use, tag, and search. I get that this is a tool made for those old devs who still want to do everything from mutt though.

The nice thing about email is that you're free to render and interact with it in any way you like. Yes, you could use mutt; or you could use Webmail if you prefer; or you could run them through some automation scripts; or through some custom CLI/GUI/mobile app/Web service/etc.

GitLab and GitHub also send you emails but they provide a sane UI to use as well. The only benefit I see to email is it serves as a central notification location so I dont have to check every website to see what is new.

Re: Sr.ht becomes Sourcehut

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Post by chriswarbo » Thu, Feb 07, 2019, 11:11 PM UTC

baroffoos wrote: post #81

chriswarbo wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The nice thing about email is that you're free to render and interact with it in any way you like. Yes, you could use mutt; or you could use Webmail if you prefer; or you could run them through some automation scripts; or through some custom CLI/GUI/mobile app/Web service/etc.

GitLab and GitHub also send you emails but they provide a sane UI to use as well. The only benefit I see to email is it serves as a central notification location so I dont have to check every website to see what is new.

> The only benefit I see to email is it serves as a central notification location so I dont have to check every website to see what is new.

I agree that email is good for notifications.

Surely "checking Web sites to see what's new" was solved with RSS/ATOM?

(Again, once the data's out there, the UI is your choice; e.g. I convert RSS/ATOM to maildir so I can use my preferred email client for everything; I put HackerNews (HNRSS and HNNotify), subreddits, youtube channels, etc. into the same folder as my mailing lists)

Re: Sr.ht becomes Sourcehut

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Post by meddlepal » Sat, Feb 09, 2019, 12:33 AM UTC

thekelvinliu wrote: post #49

meddlepal wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If by minimalism you mean flat design I agree, but it's usually not information dense.

"brutalism"

As an architecture enthusiast and a fan of brutalism I am having trouble connecting this word with UI.

This style of UI reminds me of something different... a late 80's/early 90's simplicity. Yet it's still stylish. I am hesitant to call it retroism because it will cheapen the movement to do that. It's refreshing and unique.