bq. A bot could archive the messages to a web site, or forward to the email list
I think some formatting / condensing may be needed if communication on Slack is forwarded to mailing list - since the sentences on Slack may not be as polished as on the emails. There is also the mapping between a person's identity on Slack versus on email. FYI On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 7:56 AM, TechnoMage <mla...@technomage.com> wrote: > We use Slack in many contexts, company, community, etc. It has many > advantages over email. For one being a separate channel from general email > it stands out when there are new messages. Notifications can be configured > separately for each channel, and can arrive on multiple mobile devices with > synchronization between them. A bot could archive the messages to a web > site, or forward to the email list. It also allows upload of code snippets > with formatting and voice/screen sharing where appropriate. I would love > to see it a supported platform. > > Michael > > > On Apr 3, 2018, at 7:52 AM, Thomas Weise <t...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > The invite link is self service. Everyone can signup. > > > > As for the searchable record, it may be possible to archive what's posted > > on the slack channel by subscribing the mailing list. > > > > I think a communication platform like Slack or IRC complements email, the > > type of messages there would typically be different from email threads. > > > > Thanks, > > Thomas > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 7:37 AM, Ted Yu <yuzhih...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> It is the lack of searchable public record (of Slack) that we should be > >> concerned with. > >> > >> Also, requiring invitation would be bottleneck for the growth of > >> participants. > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 6:11 AM, Till Rohrmann <trohrm...@apache.org> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> I'm a bit torn here. On the one hand I think Slack would be nice > because > >> it > >>> allows a more direct interaction. Similar to the IRC channel we once > had. > >>> > >>> On the other hand, I fear that some information/discussions might get > >> lost > >>> in the depths of Slack and at least after the 10000 message limit has > >> been > >>> reached. Posting these things on the ML allows to persist the > information > >>> in the ML archives. Moreover, it would discourage to some extent the > >> usage > >>> of the ML in general which is not in the sense of the ASF. > >>> > >>> The problem that only ASF committers have access to the ASF slack > channel > >>> can be solved by an explicit invite for everyone [1]. > >>> > >>> [1] https://s.apache.org/slack-invite > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Till > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 3:09 PM, Ted Yu <yuzhih...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Thanks for the background information. > >>>> I withdraw previous +1 > >>>> -------- Original message --------From: Chesnay Schepler < > >>>> ches...@apache.org> Date: 4/3/18 4:50 AM (GMT-08:00) To: > >>>> dev@flink.apache.org Subject: Re: Using Slack for online discussions > >>>> -1 > >>>> > >>>> 1. According to INFRA-14292 > >>>> <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-14292> the ASF Slack > >>>> isn't run by the ASF. This alone puts this service into rather > >>>> questionable territory as it /looks/ like an official ASF service. > >>>> If anyone can provide information to the contrary, please do so. > >>>> 2. We already discuss things on the mailing lists, JIRA and GitHub. > >> All > >>>> of these are available to the public, whereas the slack channel > >>>> requires an @apache mail address, i.e. you have to be a committer. > >>>> This minimizes the target audience rather significantly. I would > >>>> much rather prefer something that is also available to > >> contributors. > >>>> > >>>> On 30.03.2018 10:17, Ted Yu wrote: > >>>>> +1 > >>>>> -------- Original message --------From: Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > >>>> j...@nanthrax.net> Date: 3/30/18 12:43 AM (GMT-08:00) To: > >>>> dev@flink.apache.org Subject: Re: Using Slack for online discussions > >>>>> +1 > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards > >>>>> JB > >>>>> > >>>>> On 03/29/2018 07:22 PM, Thomas Weise wrote: > >>>>>> How does the community think about using ASF Slack for online > >>>> discussions? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The Beam project started to use it recently and it seems to work > >> quite > >>>> well > >>>>>> [1] [2]. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> [1] > >>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1bee60193823a8411dcfad7a6de695 > >>>> ac1d779ae5d14f7b954ffa5961@%3Cdev.beam.apache.org%3E > >>>>>> [2] > >>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b82871dc16b63a4e74cd6373405361 > >>>> dfbd75810073f98542ba82ed41@%3Cdev.beam.apache.org%3E > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> Thomas > >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >
