Kind Regards Giles
D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 giles.sir...@shapeblue.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Turner [mailto:stephen.tur...@citrix.com] > Sent: 06 July 2015 08:25 > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: RE: IRC and Slack > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Burwell [mailto:john.burw...@shapeblue.com] > Sent: 04 July 2015 15:28 > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: Re: IRC and Slack > > > For me, wile Slack is a nice experience, it’s barrier of entry is much > > higher — > discouraging new participants. > > While developer communication is important, community growth is vital. > > Freenode is the de facto standard for open source chat with lowest possible > barrier of entry. > > > I disagree with this. For someone who's never used either, Slack has a much > lower barrier of entry, IMO. I tend to agree with Stephen. With IRC, I think there is an assumption that people know what it is and how to use it. If I had to choose, I would be +1 to Slack from my own personal experience of both I am a strong -1 on maintaining multiple formats for this > -- > Stephen Turner > > 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.
