Thanks for the verification, Innocent! Here is the PR to update our page,
https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/3487. Please take a look.

Yufei


On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I think the invite link has to be updated. I'm sure Slack changed it.
>
> On Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at 1:49 AM Yufei Gu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the verification, Innocent. Did you use apache email or
> > non-apache email to join?
> >
> > > If the Polaris Slack workspace has to be limited to @apache emails now
> > (my
> > understanding from JB's message)
> >
> > Not as I know. Maybe anyone who is not in the Polaris Slack workspace can
> > try this invite
> >
> >
> https://join.slack.com/t/apache-polaris/shared_invite/zt-3niqssi92-s2IQMbe1jJ89ayZ4jQv2EQ
> > to
> > verify.
> >
> > Yufei
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, ASF slack has the same @apache email requirement.
> > >
> > > At least now it's clear where the restriction is coming from :)
> > >
> > > I'd say we ought to revisit the users ML [1] discussion :) WDYT?
> > >
> > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/vnf8trprvfqzy4s1j65xk69tcnqjwd42
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Dmitri.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM Russell Spitzer <
> > [email protected]
> > > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Doesn't ASF Slack have the same issue? (At least it used too :) )
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <
> [email protected]
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > >
> > > > > If the Polaris Slack workspace has to be limited to @apache emails
> > now
> > > > (my
> > > > > understanding from JB's message), then +1 to opening the discussion
> > > about
> > > > > using ASF slack instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Dmitri.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <
> > [email protected]
> > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It's a change from Slack (due to flooding issues).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That's why we have to invite non Apache people now (the same
> > happened
> > > > for
> > > > > > Iceberg).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That said, I think we could use The ASF slack now (another
> > > discussion)
> > > > :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > JB
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <
> > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Innocent,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > There's an Slack invite link on
> > > > https://polaris.apache.org/community/
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please let us know if it doesn't work.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > Dmitri.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM Innocent Djiofack <
> > > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi JB,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is there a way I can get the slack invite please?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 5:35 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <
> > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > For Slack, we can invite you to the Polaris workspace using
> > > your
> > > > > > email
> > > > > > > > > address.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > You are also welcome to ask questions on the dev mailing
> > list.
> > > We
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > discussed creating a dedicated user mailing list for these
> > > types
> > > > of
> > > > > > > > > inquiries in the future. GitHub Discussions is another
> > option,
> > > > > > though I
> > > > > > > > > personally do not monitor it as closely.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > You raise a good point regarding the clarity of where to
> ask
> > > > > > questions.
> > > > > > > > > Updating the website could help address this, and I will
> > start
> > > a
> > > > > > > separate
> > > > > > > > > thread to discuss that, as well as the ASF Slack and the
> > > creation
> > > > > of
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > user
> > > > > > > > > mailing list.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > JB
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 6:46 AM Data Life <
> > > [email protected]
> > > > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I need your help in figuring out what is a correct place
> to
> > > ask
> > > > > > help
> > > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > > > community for questions or problems related to Polaris
> > > > > > > configurations.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Slack channel somehow asks me to have a working "
> > apache.org
> > > "
> > > > > > email
> > > > > > > > > > address
> > > > > > > > > > to join the channel, which I do not have.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > And I am not sure if " GitHub discussion " is for either
> > > > > > > > > developers/roadmap
> > > > > > > > > > deleted questions or this email list is the correct
> forum?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your help,
> > > > > > > > > > D.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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