Talk: An open-source commenting platform focused on better conversation
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#2Coral Talk is a Vox Media endeavor.
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#3non recognition of subjectivity of terms like "journalist", "annoying", "off topic", etc., used in description, don't bode well for success of this project.
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#4The bullet list seems to describe Twitter.
I've wondered why most publishers of comments don't just give up and say "comment on Twitter." Not that I would like that, but still ...
Re: Talk: An open-source commenting platform focused on better conversation
#5Coral Talk is a Vox Media endeavor.
That certainly puts a very different angle on how this will be used, and what use cases it's targeted towards.
From prior experience, Vox outlets are extremely stringent about what they permit in their comments: specifically, only people who agree or can extend the arguments of a given article further are preserved; or quibbles about minor details. No true discussion is allowed outside the article's bubble.
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#6It took a few clicks to find the license so here it is: Apache v2. Not bad, I've been looking at open source social network software recently and unfortunately all the widely used ones are AGPL3. I get the benefits but I could find anything reasonably of remotely similar quality that was even GPL3.
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#8Coral Talk is a Vox Media endeavor.
Their license says the copyright of the project belongs to Mozilla. How weird.
https://github.com/coralproject/talk/blob/master/LICENSE
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#9Coral Talk is a Vox Media endeavor.
Their license says the copyright of the project belongs to Mozilla. How weird. https://github.com/coralproject/talk/blob/master/LICENSE
https://scroll.blog/2019/02/25/scrolls-new-collaboration-wit...
With this recent product that is also closely integrated with Vox properties, I'd say this is a deeply concerning move how closely the two are becoming entangled.
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#10It took a few clicks to find the license so here it is: Apache v2. Not bad, I've been looking at open source social network software recently and unfortunately all the widely used ones are AGPL3. I get the benefits but I could find anything reasonably of remotely similar quality that was even GPL3.
You also probably want to read their Talk Platform Acceptable Use Policy https://coralproject.net/acceptable-use-policy/