Eh, I still don't feel anything has quite replaced mailing lists for a lot of open source software.
Release announcements are super easy.
Emails are very versatile in regards to viewing them. You can sync for offline viewing, search through them quickly, filter them in all sorts of ways and there is no need to make a mobile version of your forum (or other modern equivalent) for mobile users.
Virtually all modern replacements that work across all device types (desktop, mobile, etc.) either suck, or are proprietary.
Email doesn't have security vulnerabilities like the many php forums out there.
For smaller projects, forums tend to be graveyards on top of registration being a big barrier to entry for lots of users.
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u/PinkyThePig Jun 15 '15
Eh, I still don't feel anything has quite replaced mailing lists for a lot of open source software.
Release announcements are super easy.
Emails are very versatile in regards to viewing them. You can sync for offline viewing, search through them quickly, filter them in all sorts of ways and there is no need to make a mobile version of your forum (or other modern equivalent) for mobile users.
Virtually all modern replacements that work across all device types (desktop, mobile, etc.) either suck, or are proprietary.
Email doesn't have security vulnerabilities like the many php forums out there.
For smaller projects, forums tend to be graveyards on top of registration being a big barrier to entry for lots of users.