I think that the PMC should create a new Slack channel for Apache Druid and shift the community towards using it away from the ASF Slack. I volunteer to do this on the PMCs behalf and do all the setup/admin work. I would share admin access with any PMC member.
What is the motivation for this? As you may have heard, it’s become increasingly difficult for new users without an @apache.org email address to join the ASF #druid Slack channel. ASF Infra disabled the option to publicly provide a link to the workspace to anyone who wanted it, after encountering issues with spammers. Per Infra’s guidance (https://infra.apache.org/slack.html), new community members should only be invited as single-channel guests. Unfortunately, single-channel guests are unable to extend invitations to new members, including their colleagues who are using Druid. Only someone with full member privileges is able to extend an invitation to new members. This lack of consistency doesn’t make the community feel inclusive. There is a workaround in place ( https://github.com/apache/druid-website-src/pull/278) – users can send an email to druid-u...@googlegroups.com to request an invite to the Slack channel from an existing member – but this still poses a barrier to entry, and isn’t a viable permanent solution. It also creates potential privacy issues as not everyone is at liberty to announce they’re using Druid nor wishes to display their email address in a public forum. I propose we make our own free Slack channel for Apache Druid and encourage people to migrate to it. Then we can have our own policy on Slack invitations - I would like to restore the ability for anyone on the web to join our Slack. This is not a 100% original idea, in fact this is what other Apache projects have done, notably Apache Pinot (see "join our slack" on https://pinot.apache.org/). I propose we do the same. Vadim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@druid.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@druid.apache.org
