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GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do we know what protocol Gitter runs on top of?

Protocol? I kind of assumed things like Slack, Gitter, etc. were just using websockets that communicate with their backend.

Slack is built on top of IRC. Presumably Gitter is as well

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Does anyone have an insight into the differences between Slack, Mattermost, and Gitter? I have only ever used Slack before but it seems like Gitlab is already heavily invested with Mattermost. That makes me wonder what the future looks like for both Mattermost and Gitter. Are they different enough that they can both coexist without hurting either product or is one of them destined to be folded into the other in hopes of taking on Slack more directly?

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Protocol? I kind of assumed things like Slack, Gitter, etc. were just using websockets that communicate with their backend.

Slack is built on top of IRC. Presumably Gitter is as well

Not on top of IRC. Just similar in that they are both chat like

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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post #22

Does anyone have an insight into the differences between Slack, Mattermost, and Gitter? I have only ever used Slack before but it seems like Gitlab is already heavily invested with Mattermost. That makes me wonder what the future looks like for both Mattermost and Gitter. Are they different enough that they can both coexist without hurting either product or is one of them destined to be folded into the other in hopes…

Gitter is targeted at providing a public channel around a project, Mattermost is more Slack-like for team-internal organisation (with multiple channels, user management etc)

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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post #11

This leads to 404. Their official blog says nothing about it ( http://blog.gitter.im/ ) and Twitter also says nothing about it ( https://twitter.com/gitchat ).

I just read it a couple of minutes ago, maybe the announcement was posted early?

Probably. There are grammar errors (or at least one) in the cached copy that was linked elsewhere.

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

#29
post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Protocol? I kind of assumed things like Slack, Gitter, etc. were just using websockets that communicate with their backend.

Slack is built on top of IRC. Presumably Gitter is as well

> Slack is built on top of IRC

Source? First time I hear that, and it seems unlikely, since they have quite a few features that don't fit nicely in stock IRC.

Re: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

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Every next move by Gitlab makes them grow in my eyes, personaly. Few weeks ago I started using it as my main "portfolio", it's not much but I really like their way of thinking, openness and providing services. Their whole eco-system is looking really interesting right now, and I hope they will continue to advance and grow. Edits: typos, wrote from phone.

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