[OSM-talk] [Talk-us] Slack

[moltonel]

On 29 March 2016 21:20:01 GMT+01:00, Tom Hughes <tom at compton.nu> wrote:
>On the flip side who is included by IRC that is excluded by Slack?

One big downside with slack-like mediums is the need to sign up and setup. Compared to irc where you can join in no questions asked, even anonymously if you wish, Slack has a higher barrier of entry. But it does look shinyer once you're in, and some people apparently  have trouble  seting up irc too, so YMMV.

One big advantage is the ability to highlight somebody even when (s)he isn't connected (it'll send an email instead). Posting images and snipnets directly in the channel is also nice.

Having a log of past discussions has pros and cons. Similarly, some people love doing everything in a web browser and some hate it.

Concerning Slack itself, the web interface is painfuly slow and the irc gateway is quirky. Combined with the nonfree/silo issue, I'd much rather use an implementation like Mattermost.


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Vincent Dp