A big announcement today: OpenSourceRC's community and commenting system is now live!
One of the things that is a given of an open source project is that anybody can participate in the project. Up till now, this feature has been missing from this site, but now you can express yourself on the running projects and interact with others.
The commenting system used is from Disqus. This system is aready implemented on thousands of websites who's users can then interact on the Disqus' website. You can read and/or write comments directly underneath articles on the OpenSourceRC website as is common on most blogs.
Additionaly, these comments together with user added topics will also be available on the OpenSourcRC community page on Disqus.com. Here you can get an overview of all ongoing discussions and engage with other users. You can sort the threads by most popular, new etc. Also, if you are a registered Disqus user you can start a new thread on the community website like you would on a forum. This package allows for some great interactivity.
Signing up to Disqus is free and only costs you a minute. Just enter a user name, email address and a password and you're signed up. You can use this login on all websites that use the Disqus commenting system which number is growing daily. The main benefits of signing up are that your comments will show up immediately, you can rate other people's comments and you can start new topics on the community page. It's also possible to follow other users on the Disqus website and see what they are commenting on and discover new sites this way.
If you don't feel like signing up to Disqus, no problem. You can also comment without being a registered Disqus user, but your comments will have to be approved by a moderator before they're shown.
You can find the OpenSourceRC community page over at opensourcerc.disqus.com or by clicking the community-button in the OSRC main menu on the home page.
I looking forward to your comments, reactions, ideas, and (constructive) critisism!
