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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by scythe on Sunday November 01, 2015 @01:24PM (#10487461)
Are these limitations in the protocol, or just in the network, especially freenode? If someone were to run a paid, $5-a-month to run a channel with over 20 users IRC network, would they be able to address the difficulties of freenode and EFNet before it? Would SILC fix anything?
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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by KirinDave on Sunday November 01, 2015 @02:22PM (#10487715)
Why would this even be desirable?
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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by scythe on Sunday November 01, 2015 @06:54PM (#10489081)
All of the complaints about IRC relate to service interruptions, channels with a high # of people slowing the server, security, etc. You can fix those things by running a private network, but not for free.
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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects by vzy74401 on Monday November 02, 2015 @05:49AM (#10491103)
Maybe because it's even cheaper than paying the monthly subscription of a single slack user?
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