There are open source alternatives that may be worth exploring MatterMost and RocketChat. There's so much hype around Slack atm, not sure what the long term viability of it is. It's basically fancy modern proprietary IRC.
I would always be more enthused by an open source solution for the usual reasons. All the best Leo On 19/02/16 03:55, Tim wrote: > > On 18/02/16 00:24, Narcis Garcia wrote: >> I don't find server software license information. >> Is it a tool* or is it a service? > It is a proprietry service, and it is also rather expensive unless you forego > complete project archives. There is a 10k message limit on the > free plan. >> "Teams who put robots on Mars" use free software (FLOSS). >> >> (*) Ubuntu's package "slack" is not related to slack.com >> >> >> El 17/02/16 a les 12:23, Ali/amjjawad ha escrit: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've been thinking about this for sometime now. I think I'll give it a >>> try and ask you to read this email carefully, think about it wisely and >>> then tell me what do you think: >>> >>> https://slack.com/ >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivn5jfKE_5M >>> >>> DO NOT hit reply without checking the above links, please :) >>> >>> Before this moment, I was defending Launchpad and Ubuntu Mailing Lists >>> blindly and extremely. However, after using Slack for 30 mins, you'll >>> understand why I am suggesting it, NOT to replace anything but an added >>> platform for better communications and less headache. >>> >>> I've been using it for 5-6 months now and it's beyond amazing! >>> >>> Don't be strict like I used to be. The world is changing and we always >>> need to re-consider our options, right? >>> >>> Slack is really powerful and very useful platform :) >>> >>> -- >>> Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Ali/amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> >>> >>> >>> > -- Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list Ubuntu-GNOME@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome
