hi Paul -- I would suggest operating an unofficial channel for real-time discussions that don't necessarily concern the project roadmap and governance of the Arrow project.
The basic problems with Slack are, to summarize our mailing list thread: * Semi-private * Not indexed in search engines * Not managed by the ASF or archived in a public place * Not frequented by many Arrow developers - Wes On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 2:41 PM, Paul Taylor <ptaylor.apa...@gmail.com> wrote: > -1 > > I use it to coordinate with folks on the JS side. As I already have to > participate in a number other Slack workspaces on a daily basis, Arrow slack > is generally less intrusive than even opening and responding to email. > > > > On 07/09/2018 10:30 AM, Bryan Cutler wrote: >> >> +1 >> >> On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 1:46 AM, Li Jin <ice.xell...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> +1 >>> On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 3:08 AM Kouhei Sutou <k...@clear-code.com> wrote: >>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> In <cajpuwmb3ain7yj_r3ko_rnyc_gnmvscyg4+p90-3h-uztv7...@mail.gmail.com> >>>> "[VOTE] Close down Arrow Slack channel" on Sat, 7 Jul 2018 11:20:07 >>>> -0400, >>>> Wes McKinney <wesmck...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear all, >>>>> >>>>> Based on our mailing list discussion [1], I am proposing to close >>>>> down the Arrow Slack channel over concerns that its use in >>>>> practice is not consistent with the Apache Way. >>>>> >>>>> [ ] +1 : Shut down Slack channel >>>>> [ ] 0 : No opinion >>>>> [ ] -1 : Do not shut down Slack channel because... >>>>> >>>>> Here is my vote: +1 >>>>> >>>>> The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Wes >>>>> >>>>> [1]: >>>> >>>> https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/arrow-dev/201806.mbox/% >>> >>> 3CCAJPUwMDyiZfXUWdW1Mk7UwKbbvd--Dws6oOVqjBF3ZadTmXTGg%40mail.gmail.com%3E > >
