All, For me, the most significant issues with IRC is that there is no searchable history, backlog to catch up when offline, or good mobile clients (yes, mobile IRC clients exists, but work poorly in my view). While some of these solutions can be solved by running an IRC proxy such as znc or using a service such as IRCcloud, it far more effort than Slack.
On the other side, as Rene mentions, Freenode is the Github of open source chat (or, since Freenode is older, one could say that Github is the Freenode of open source code hosting). People go to #cloudstack on Freenode reflexively. I would bet that they often arrive at the channel without consulting cloudstack.apache.org. For me, the value of being part of the hub of open source chat trumps the creature comforts offered by Slack because it brings in more people. For these reasons, I am -1 on moving away from Freenode. I also like the idea of getting the ASFbot notifications out of channel. I also think it would beneficial to consolidate #cloudstack and #cloudstack-dev. Exposing users to development conversations seems very beneficial to me. Thanks, -John --- John Burwell (@john_burwell) VP of Software Engineering, ShapeBlue (571) 403-2411 | +44 20 3603 0542 http://www.shapeblue.com > On Jul 2, 2015, at 5:07 AM, Rene Moser <m...@renemoser.net> wrote: > > Hi > > On 02.07.2015 10:39, Sebastien Goasguen wrote: >> We need to take a decision here. Shall we officially abandon IRC and out a >> notice there that points towards Slack. > > -1 for abondon IRC. > > * IRC is simple and easy, well known and distributed. Not every question > fits to IRC, thats ok. If it gets too complicated ML is preferred. > > * IRC freenode is the convention of how to get direct contact to devs of > any open source project without need of invitation and email > registration, and saved me "my ass" several times... > > Yours > René Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> CloudStack Software Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/> CloudStack Infrastructure Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.
