Modern XMPP project discussion - 2020-05-05

Out of curiosity, what do other languages use for "TV channels"?

"TV-kanal"

Serious?

Yes, that's in swedish.

TV-Kanal in German. Subtle difference there is

So I don't get why Kanal would be so ridiculous for a chat channel

« Chaine de télévision », even though I've heard « canal »

(or Chaine Télévision / Chaine TV)

That's an interesting one :)

Google translate says it's the same in norwegian? Lies!

https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjernsynskanal

The usual critizism is that TV 'channel'/'Kanal' is more PubSub than groupchat (one speaker, the rest subscribed read-only) I think?

in German, "Kanal" also means canal, which is another aspect of the confusion.

(But it's not like I care much.)

s/much//

I *do* care much, but I'm also very biased due to a long exposition to IRC and other badly designed chat systems.

Wouldn't IRC bias make you a fan of channels?

Oh IRC channels where bad so we don't do those?

*were

*are

Holger: I've been a proponent of using the same term for channels and how-are-private-groups-called-again for a long time?

Ge0rG, in french "canal" also means canal.

Ge0rG: Private groups are "groups" I think?

Which seems the important thing to me. Channels are for nerds and they can cope either way.

If they'd ever become popular among non-geeks the name would have to be "Facebook Groups".

I think that "chatrooms" are less nerdy than canals.

Channel has another meaning as "Chat Channel". I also think, that Channel is the wrong Term. It's more the psychical concept of sender and receiver.

it's only a channel if you have a broadcast license.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Informationskanal-neu.png

I'd rather have assumed something like: Kotierer->Output->Kanal.

Canal both in Catalan and Spanish, also "Cadena" in Spanish is used by elder people, the term is original from radio stations. No one younger than 60 would say "cadena" anymore I think