Since I'm a Scala Spark advocate, I'll try to get a Scala Spark Gitter channel created, one way or another.
Dean Wampler, Ph.D. Author: Programming Scala, 2nd Edition <http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033073.do> (O'Reilly) Lightbend <http://lightbend.com> @deanwampler <http://twitter.com/deanwampler> http://polyglotprogramming.com On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 8:36 AM, Sean Owen <so...@cloudera.com> wrote: > Yes this come up once in a while. There's no need or way to stop people > forming groups to chat, though blessing a new channel as 'official' is > tough because it means, in theory, everyone has to follow another channel > to see 100% of the discussion. I think that's why the couple of mailing > lists, which can be controlled and archived by the ASF, will stay the > official channels. But, naturally there's no problem with people forming > unofficial communities. > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 2:33 PM Jan-Hendrik Zab <j...@jhz.name> wrote: > >> Hello! >> >> There was a request on scala-debate [0] to create a Spark centric chat >> room under the scala namespace on Gitter with a focus on Scala related >> questions. >> >> This is just a heads up to the Apache Spark "management" to give them a >> chance to get involved. It might be better to create a dedicated channel >> under the Apache umbrella to better serve all users and not only those >> using Scala. Avoiding any artificial split of the Spark community. >> Reasons for having such a channel can be found in the linked thread. >> >> ps. >> Please CC me, since I'm not on the list. >> >> Best, >> -jhz >> >> (Resent, something apparently ate my first e-mail.) >> >> [0] - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/scala-debate/OVGnIU2SNmc >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org >> >>
