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Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
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Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
#12This seems to be similar to the argument of "don't use Github or Bitbucket, use your own hosted Gitlab". Some of the complaints are a bit petty (really, an extra browser tab per project is a burden?)
IRC is better for occasional participants that wish to remain anonymous and/or use less screen real estate, but Slack is generally a better experience for regulars and way less hassle than hosting your own server/bots. Ymmv
Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
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Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
#14This seems to be similar to the argument of "don't use Github or Bitbucket, use your own hosted Gitlab". Some of the complaints are a bit petty (really, an extra browser tab per project is a burden?) IRC is better for occasional participants that wish to remain anonymous and/or use less screen real estate, but Slack is generally a better experience for regulars and way less hassle than hosting your own server/bots. Y…
>really, an extra browser tab per project is a burden?
It is, actually. I contribute to dozens of open source projects, and I am joined to hundreds of IRC channels.
Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
#15> has only one client
I haven't used Slack's Gateway feature [1] but it seems Slack does allow you to connect with standard IRC and XMPP protocols.
[1]: https://slack.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201727913-Connec...
Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
#16This seems to be similar to the argument of "don't use Github or Bitbucket, use your own hosted Gitlab". Some of the complaints are a bit petty (really, an extra browser tab per project is a burden?) IRC is better for occasional participants that wish to remain anonymous and/or use less screen real estate, but Slack is generally a better experience for regulars and way less hassle than hosting your own server/bots. Y…
This is more like "don't use BitKeeper, use git".
Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
#17Main problem with IRC is that it's not "always on" and I really need this feature. Sure you can use IRCCloud or SSH/Screen into a server, but they both cost money while Slack is free.
Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
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Maybe by default, but given the author talks about the dozens of different bots available, logging the chat is a trivial thing to do, and most irc clients automatically log.
In the case of linode, (at least back in the day I remember) they automatically post those online for anyone to search in case you could learn something from someone else asking questions in their irc channel.
Does slack do that for you?
Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
#19There's also a hard user limit on free accounts - 5000 iirc.
Re: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
#20- The Slack client is an improvement over IRC ones. I don't remember free IRC clients (GUI) for Mac OS or Windows (there's Pidgin, but still...)
- File transfers and snippets are not so essential, but they make working simpler
- You can connect to slack using IRC or XMPP https://slack.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201727913-Connec...