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Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects (2015) by chrisseaton on Friday November 01, 2019 @12:22AM (#21416255)
Many projects prefer a limited history for interactive chats.
Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects (2015) by rumanator on Friday November 01, 2019 @12:32AM (#21416300)
Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects (2015) by Nicksil on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:14AM (#21416444)
Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects (2015) by chrisseaton on Friday November 01, 2019 @12:42AM (#21416333)
I think it’s a bit snide and snarky to just post a link like that.

And I don’t even think it’s applicable - in the community I’m in we decided we didn’t want an eternal log of everyone’s discussions. More formal discussions in PRs and emails are recorded, but we rather let conversations fade away after some time.

Re:Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects (2015) by lidHanteyk on Friday November 01, 2019 @09:53AM (#21418762)
It's pretty tone-deaf of you, though, and suggests limited connection to FLOSS communities. Freenode, for example, has a policy that channels disclose in their /topic if there are public logs. Many mailing lists have the property of being viewable forever, and contributors understand that property, building discussions that last for decades and taking matters off-list when privacy is needed. This is not a new problem, and FLOSS communities tackle it already.