I've also got confirmation from Tim Abbott (ZulipChat cofounder) that they'd be happy to host us and would even prioritize features they want.
Who's interested in making this happen?We should start with an experiment, and it would be good to create a plan for evaluating success. If you want to help out, please volunteer to write up such a plan -- implementation will be easy. On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 11:44 AM, Aaron Ang <awz....@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 9:25 AM, Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > > So for me, the first question is are we just considering alternatives to > the > > "IRC problem" or are we trying to solve the "new contributors who were > born > > in the 2000s problem" (for which the latter subsumes the former)? My > guess > > is the former as tackling the latter is a major undertaking due to people > > who will only let go of email when they are dead. And in that instance my > > vote is for Zulip if we can get them to donate free hosting. > > It seems that Zulip offers free hosting: > > "Do you have special plans for open source projects, non-profits, > groups of friends, and other non-commercial entities? > > Yes! Zulip Cloud Premium is free for open source projects and a wide > variety of non-commercial entities. We also often offer steep > discounts to educational institutions, and in other scenarios where > users are not being paid a salary. Just contact sa...@zulipchat.com > and we'd be happy to discuss your situation! You may also be > interested in Zulip for open source projects or Zulip for working > groups and other part-time communities." [1] > > [1] https://zulipchat.com/plans/ > _______________________________________________ > core-workflow mailing list -- core-workflow@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to core-workflow-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mm3/mailman3/lists/core-workflow.python.org/ > This list is governed by the PSF Code of Conduct: > https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
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