I also recommend taking a look at discourse. It's open source forum software. Super slick!
Might not be exactly right for Ubuntu GNOME but it's worth checking out. Here's a new instance that's just been setup for the Signal messenger community: https://whispersystems.discoursehosting.net/ Leo On 19/02/16 13:14, Leo Francisco wrote: > 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
