Thank you @Xintong Song <tonysong...@gmail.com> for sharing the experience
of the Flink China community.

I'm become convinced we should give Slack a try, both for discussions among
the core developers, and as a place where the community can reach out for
help. I am in favor of using the ASF slack, as we will need a paid instance
for this to go well, and joining it is easy enough (took me about 2
minutes). Thanks, Robert, for suggesting we go down this route.

David

On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 8:21 AM Robert Metzger <rmetz...@apache.org> wrote:

> It seems that we'd have to use invite links on the Flink website for
> people to join our Slack (1)
> These links can be configured to have no time-expiration, but they will
> expire after 100 guests have joined.
> I guess we'd have to use a URL shortener (https://s.apache.org) that we
> update once the invite link expires. It's not a nice solution, but it'll
> work.
>
>
> (1) https://the-asf.slack.com/archives/CBX4TSBQ8/p1652125017094159
>
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 3:59 PM Robert Metzger <metrob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks a lot for your answer. The onboarding experience to the ASF Slack
>> is indeed not ideal:
>> https://apisix.apache.org/docs/general/join#join-the-slack-channel
>> I'll see if we can improve it
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 3:38 PM Martijn Visser <martijnvis...@apache.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> As far as I recall you can't sign up for the ASF instance of Slack, you
>>> can
>>> only get there if you're a committer or if you're invited by a committer.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 9 May 2022 at 15:15, Robert Metzger <metrob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Sorry for joining this discussion late, and thanks for the summary
>>> Xintong!
>>> >
>>> > Why are we considering a separate slack instance instead of using the
>>> ASF
>>> > Slack instance?
>>> > The ASF instance is paid, so all messages are retained forever, and
>>> quite
>>> > a few people are already on that Slack instance.
>>> > There is already a #flink channel on that Slack instance, that we could
>>> > leave as passive as it is right now, or put some more effort into it,
>>> on a
>>> > voluntary basis.
>>> > We could add another #flink-dev channel to that Slack for developer
>>> > discussions, and a private flink-committer and flink-pmc chat.
>>> >
>>> > If we are going that path, we should rework the "Community" and
>>> "Getting
>>> > Help" pages and explain that the mailing lists are the "ground truth
>>> tools"
>>> > in Flink, and Slack is only there to facilitate faster communication,
>>> but
>>> > it is optional / voluntary (e.g. a committers won't respond to DMs)
>>> >
>>> > All public #flink-* channels should be archived and google-indexable.
>>> > I've asked Jarek from Airflow who's maintaining
>>> > http://apache-airflow.slack-archives.org.
>>> > If we can't use slack-archives.org, it would be nice to find some
>>> > volunteers in the Flink community to hack a simple indexing tool.
>>> > The indexing part is very important for me, because of some bad
>>> > experiences with the Kubernetes experience, where most of the advanced
>>> > stuff is hidden in their Slack, and it took me a few weeks to find that
>>> > goldmine of information.
>>> >
>>> > Overall, I see this as an experiment worth doing, but I would suggest
>>> > revisiting it in 6 to 12 months: We should check if really all
>>> important
>>> > decisions are mirrored to the right mailing lists, and that we get the
>>> > benefits we hoped for (more adoption, better experience for users and
>>> > developers), and that we can handle the concerns (DMs to developers,
>>> > indexing).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 12:22 PM Xintong Song <tonysong...@gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Thanks all for the valuable feedback.
>>> >>
>>> >> It seems most people are overall positive about using Slack for dev
>>> >> discussions, as long as they are properly reflected back to the MLs.
>>> >> - We definitely need a code of conduct that clearly specifies what
>>> people
>>> >> should / should not do.
>>> >> - Contributors pinging well-known reviewers /committers, I think that
>>> also
>>> >> happens now on JIRA / Github. Personally, I'd understand a no-reply
>>> as a
>>> >> "soft no". We may consider to also put that in the cod of conduct.
>>> >>
>>> >> Concerning using Slack for user QAs, it seem the major concern is
>>> that, we
>>> >> may end up repeatedly answering the same questions from different
>>> users,
>>> >> due to lack of capacity for archiving and searching historical
>>> >> conversations. TBH, I don't have a good solution for the
>>> archivability and
>>> >> searchability. I investigated some tools like Zapier [1], but none of
>>> them
>>> >> seems suitable for us. However, I'd like to share 2 arguments.
>>> >> - The purpose of Slack is to make the communication more efficient? By
>>> >> *efficient*, I mean saving time for both question askers and helpers
>>> with
>>> >> instance messages, file transmissions, even voice / video calls, etc.
>>> >> (Especially for cases where back and forth is needed, as David
>>> mentioned.)
>>> >> It does not mean questions that do not get enough attentions on MLs
>>> are
>>> >> now
>>> >> guaranteed to be answered immediately. We can probably put that into
>>> the
>>> >> code of conduct, and kindly guide users to first search and initiate
>>> >> questions on MLs.
>>> >> - I'd also like to share some experience from the Flink China
>>> community.
>>> >> We
>>> >> have 3 DingTalk groups with totally 25k members (might be less, I
>>> didn't
>>> >> do
>>> >> deduplication), posting hundreds of messages daily. What I'm really
>>> >> excited
>>> >> about is that, there are way more interactions between users & users
>>> than
>>> >> between users & developers. Users are helping each other, sharing
>>> >> experiences, sending screenshots / log files / documentations and
>>> solving
>>> >> problems together. We the developers seldom get pinged, if not
>>> proactively
>>> >> joined the conversations. The DingTalk groups are way more active
>>> compared
>>> >> to the user-zh@ ML, which I'd attribute to the improvement of
>>> interaction
>>> >> experiences. Admittedly, there are questions being repeatedly asked &
>>> >> answered, but TBH I don't think that compares to the benefit of a
>>> >> self-driven user community. I'd really love to see if we can bring
>>> such
>>> >> success to the global English-speaking community.
>>> >>
>>> >> Concerning StackOverFlow, it definitely worth more attention from the
>>> >> community. Thanks for the suggestion / reminder, Piotr & David. I
>>> think
>>> >> Slack and StackOverFlow are probably not mutual exclusive.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thank you~
>>> >>
>>> >> Xintong Song
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> [1] https://zapier.com/
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 9:50 AM Jingsong Li <jingsongl...@gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > Most of the open source communities I know have set up their slack
>>> >> > channels, such as Apache Iceberg [1], Apache Druid [2], etc.
>>> >> > So I think slack can be worth trying.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > David is right, there are some cases that need to communicate back
>>> and
>>> >> > forth, slack communication will be more effective.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > But back to the question, ultimately it's about whether there are
>>> >> > enough core developers willing to invest time in the slack, to
>>> >> > discuss, to answer questions, to communicate.
>>> >> > And whether there will be enough time to reply to the mailing list
>>> and
>>> >> > stackoverflow after we put in the slack (which we need to do).
>>> >> >
>>> >> > [1] https://iceberg.apache.org/community/#slack
>>> >> > [2] https://druid.apache.org/community/
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 10:06 PM David Anderson <
>>> dander...@apache.org>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > I have mixed feelings about this.
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > I have been rather visible on stack overflow, and as a result I
>>> get a
>>> >> > lot of DMs asking for help. I enjoy helping, but want to do it on a
>>> >> > platform where the responses can be searched and shared.
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > It is currently the case that good questions on stack overflow
>>> >> > frequently go unanswered because no one with the necessary expertise
>>> >> takes
>>> >> > the time to respond. If the Flink community has the collective
>>> energy
>>> >> to do
>>> >> > more user outreach, more involvement on stack overflow would be a
>>> good
>>> >> > place to start. Adding slack as another way for users to request
>>> help
>>> >> from
>>> >> > those who are already actively providing support on the existing
>>> >> > communication channels might just lead to burnout.
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > On the other hand, there are rather rare, but very interesting
>>> cases
>>> >> > where considerable back and forth is needed to figure out what's
>>> going
>>> >> on.
>>> >> > This can happen, for example, when the requirements are unusual, or
>>> >> when a
>>> >> > difficult to diagnose bug is involved. In these circumstances,
>>> something
>>> >> > like slack is much better suited than email or stack overflow.
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > David
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 3:04 PM Becket Qin <becket....@gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> Thanks for the proposal, Xintong.
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> While I share the same concerns as those mentioned in the
>>> previous
>>> >> > discussion thread, admittedly there are benefits of having a slack
>>> >> channel
>>> >> > as a supplementary way to discuss Flink. The fact that this topic is
>>> >> raised
>>> >> > once a while indicates lasting interests.
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> Personally I am open to having such a slack channel. Although it
>>> has
>>> >> > drawbacks, it serves a different purpose. I'd imagine that for
>>> people
>>> >> who
>>> >> > prefer instant messaging, in absence of the slack channel, a lot of
>>> >> > discussions might just take place offline today, which leaves no
>>> public
>>> >> > record at all.
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> One step further, if the channel is maintained by the Flink PMC,
>>> some
>>> >> > kind of code of conduct might be necessary. I think the suggestions
>>> of
>>> >> > ad-hoc conversations, reflecting back to the emails are good
>>> starting
>>> >> > points. I am +1 to give it a try and see how it goes. In the worst
>>> >> case, we
>>> >> > can just stop doing this and come back to where we are right now.
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> Thanks,
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
>>> >> > >>
>>> >> > >> On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 8:55 PM Martijn Visser <
>>> mart...@ververica.com
>>> >> >
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> > >>>
>>> >> > >>> Hi everyone,
>>> >> > >>>
>>> >> > >>> While I see Slack having a major downside (the results are not
>>> >> indexed
>>> >> > by external search engines, you can't link directly to Slack content
>>> >> unless
>>> >> > you've signed up), I do think that the open source space has
>>> progressed
>>> >> and
>>> >> > that Slack is considered as something that's invaluable to users.
>>> There
>>> >> are
>>> >> > other Apache programs that also run it, like Apache Airflow [1]. I
>>> also
>>> >> see
>>> >> > it as a potential option to create a more active community.
>>> >> > >>>
>>> >> > >>> A concern I can see is that users will start DMing well-known
>>> >> > reviewers/committers to get a review or a PR merged. That can cause
>>> a
>>> >> lot
>>> >> > of noise. I can go +1 for Slack, but then we need to establish a
>>> set of
>>> >> > community rules.
>>> >> > >>>
>>> >> > >>> Best regards,
>>> >> > >>>
>>> >> > >>> Martijn
>>> >> > >>>
>>> >> > >>> [1] https://airflow.apache.org/community/
>>> >> > >>>
>>> >> > >>> On Fri, 6 May 2022 at 13:59, Piotr Nowojski <
>>> pnowoj...@apache.org>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>> Hi Xintong,
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>> I'm not sure if slack is the right tool for the job. IMO it
>>> works
>>> >> > great as
>>> >> > >>>> an adhoc tool for discussion between developers, but it's not
>>> >> > searchable
>>> >> > >>>> and it's not persistent. Between devs, it works fine, as long
>>> as
>>> >> the
>>> >> > result
>>> >> > >>>> of the ad hoc discussions is backported to JIRA/mailing
>>> list/design
>>> >> > doc.
>>> >> > >>>> For users, that simply would be extremely difficult to
>>> achieve. In
>>> >> the
>>> >> > >>>> result, I would be afraid we are answering the same questions
>>> over,
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > >>>> over and over again, without even a way to provide a link to
>>> the
>>> >> > previous
>>> >> > >>>> thread, because nobody can search for it .
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>> I'm +1 for having an open and shared slack space/channel for
>>> the
>>> >> > >>>> contributors, but I think I would be -1 for such channels for
>>> the
>>> >> > users.
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>> For users, I would prefer to focus more on, for example,
>>> >> > stackoverflow.
>>> >> > >>>> With upvoting, clever sorting of the answers (not the
>>> oldest/newest
>>> >> > at top)
>>> >> > >>>> it's easily searchable - those features make it fit our use
>>> case
>>> >> much
>>> >> > >>>> better IMO.
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>> Best,
>>> >> > >>>> Piotrek
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>> pt., 6 maj 2022 o 11:08 Xintong Song <tonysong...@gmail.com>
>>> >> > napisał(a):
>>> >> > >>>>
>>> >> > >>>> > Thank you~
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > Xintong Song
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> >> > >>>> > From: Xintong Song <tonysong...@gmail.com>
>>> >> > >>>> > Date: Fri, May 6, 2022 at 5:07 PM
>>> >> > >>>> > Subject: Re: [Discuss] Creating an Apache Flink slack
>>> workspace
>>> >> > >>>> > To: private <priv...@flink.apache.org>
>>> >> > >>>> > Cc: Chesnay Schepler <ches...@apache.org>
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > Hi Chesnay,
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't find this is *repeatedly*
>>> >> > discussed on the
>>> >> > >>>> > ML. The only discussions I find are [1] & [2], which are 4
>>> years
>>> >> > ago. On
>>> >> > >>>> > the other hand, I do find many users are asking questions
>>> about
>>> >> > whether
>>> >> > >>>> > Slack should be supported [2][3][4]. Besides, I also find a
>>> >> recent
>>> >> > >>>> > discussion thread from ComDev [5], where alternative
>>> >> communication
>>> >> > channels
>>> >> > >>>> > are being discussed. It seems to me ASF is quite open to
>>> having
>>> >> such
>>> >> > >>>> > additional channels and they have been worked well for many
>>> >> projects
>>> >> > >>>> > already.
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > I see two reasons for brining this discussion again:
>>> >> > >>>> > 1. There are indeed many things that have change during the
>>> past
>>> >> 4
>>> >> > years.
>>> >> > >>>> > We have more contributors, including committers and PMC
>>> members,
>>> >> > and even
>>> >> > >>>> > more users from various organizations and timezones. That
>>> also
>>> >> > means more
>>> >> > >>>> > discussions and Q&As are happening.
>>> >> > >>>> > 2. The proposal here is different from the previous
>>> discussion.
>>> >> > Instead of
>>> >> > >>>> > maintaining a channel for Flink in the ASF workspace, here
>>> we are
>>> >> > proposing
>>> >> > >>>> > to create a dedicated Apache Flink slack workspace. And
>>> instead
>>> >> of
>>> >> > *moving*
>>> >> > >>>> > the discussion to Slack, we are proposing to add a Slack
>>> >> Workspace
>>> >> > as an
>>> >> > >>>> > addition to the ML.
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > Below is your opinions that I found from your previous -1
>>> [1].
>>> >> > IIUR, these
>>> >> > >>>> > are all about the using ASF Slack Workspace. If I overlooked
>>> >> > anything,
>>> >> > >>>> > please let me know.
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > > 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.
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > I do agree this should be decided by the whole community.
>>> I'll
>>> >> > forward this
>>> >> > >>>> > to dev@ and user@ ML.
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > Thank you~
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > Xintong Song
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > [1]
>>> >> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/gxwv49ssq82g06dbhy339x6rdxtlcv3d
>>> >> > >>>> > [2]
>>> >> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/kcym1sozkrtwxw1fjbnwk1nqrrlzolcc
>>> >> > >>>> > [3]
>>> >> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/7rmd3ov6sv3wwhflp97n4czz25hvmqm6
>>> >> > >>>> > [4]
>>> >> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/n5y1kzv50bkkbl3ys494dglyxl45bmts
>>> >> > >>>> > [5]
>>> >> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/fzwd3lj0x53hkq3od5ot0y719dn3kj1j
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 3:05 PM Chesnay Schepler <
>>> >> ches...@apache.org
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > wrote:
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> > >>>> > > This has been repeatedly discussed on the ML over the
>>> years and
>>> >> > was
>>> >> > >>>> > > rejected every time.
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > I don't see that anything has changed that would
>>> invalidate the
>>> >> > >>>> > previously
>>> >> > >>>> > > raised arguments against it, so I'm still -1 on it.
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > This is also not something the PMC should decide anyway,
>>> but
>>> >> the
>>> >> > project
>>> >> > >>>> > > as a whole.
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > On 06/05/2022 06:48, Jark Wu wrote:
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > Thank Xintong, for starting this exciting topic.
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > I think Slack would be an essential addition to the mailing
>>> >> list.
>>> >> > >>>> > > I have talked with some Flink users, and they are surprised
>>> >> > >>>> > > Flink doesn't have Slack yet, and they would love to use
>>> Slack.
>>> >> > >>>> > > We can also see a trend that new open-source communities
>>> >> > >>>> > > are using Slack as the community base camp.
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > Slack is also helpful for brainstorming and asking people
>>> for
>>> >> > opinions
>>> >> > >>>> > and
>>> >> > >>>> > > use cases.
>>> >> > >>>> > > I think Slack is not only another place for Q&A but also a
>>> >> > connection to
>>> >> > >>>> > > the Flink users.
>>> >> > >>>> > > We can create more channels to make the community have more
>>> >> social
>>> >> > >>>> > > attributes, for example,
>>> >> > >>>> > >  - Share ideas, projects, integrations, articles, and
>>> >> > presentations
>>> >> > >>>> > > related to Flink in the #shows channel
>>> >> > >>>> > >  - Flink releases, events in the #news channel
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > Thus, I'm +1 to create an Apache Flink slack, and I can
>>> help
>>> >> set
>>> >> > up the
>>> >> > >>>> > > Flink slack and maintain it.
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > Best,
>>> >> > >>>> > > Jark
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > > On Fri, 6 May 2022 at 10:38, Xintong Song <
>>> >> tonysong...@gmail.com>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > >> Hi all,
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> I’d like to start a discussion on creating an Apache Flink
>>> >> slack
>>> >> > >>>> > >> workspace.
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> ## Motivation
>>> >> > >>>> > >> Today many organizations choose to do real time
>>> communication
>>> >> > through
>>> >> > >>>> > >> slack. IMHO, we, Flink, as a technique for real time
>>> >> computing,
>>> >> > should
>>> >> > >>>> > >> embrace the more real time way for communication,
>>> especially
>>> >> for
>>> >> > ad-hoc
>>> >> > >>>> > >> questions and interactions. With more and more
>>> contributors
>>> >> from
>>> >> > >>>> > different
>>> >> > >>>> > >> organizations joining this community, it would be good to
>>> >> > provide a
>>> >> > >>>> > common
>>> >> > >>>> > >> channel for such real time communications. Therefore, I'd
>>> >> > propose to
>>> >> > >>>> > create
>>> >> > >>>> > >> an Apache Flink slack workspace that is maintained by the
>>> >> Flink
>>> >> > PMC.
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> ## Benefits
>>> >> > >>>> > >> - Easier to reach out to people. Messages are less likely
>>> >> > overlooked.
>>> >> > >>>> > >> - Realtime messages, voice / video calls, file
>>> transmissions
>>> >> > that help
>>> >> > >>>> > >> improve the communication efficiency.
>>> >> > >>>> > >> - Finer-grained channels (e.g., flink-ml, flink-statefun,
>>> >> > temporal
>>> >> > >>>> > >> discussion channels for specific topics, etc.).
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> ## Relationship with the mailing lists
>>> >> > >>>> > >> I think the slack workspace should be an extension rather
>>> >> than a
>>> >> > >>>> > >> replacement of the mailing lists. Community members should
>>> >> still
>>> >> > be
>>> >> > >>>> > able to
>>> >> > >>>> > >> follow what’s going on from solely the mailing lists. That
>>> >> means:
>>> >> > >>>> > >> a) All the decisions, conclusions and important opinions
>>> >> should
>>> >> > be
>>> >> > >>>> > >> reflected back to the mailing lists. After all, according
>>> to
>>> >> the
>>> >> > Apache
>>> >> > >>>> > >> Way, if it didn’t happen on a mailing list, it didn’t
>>> happen.
>>> >> > >>>> > >> b) We should encourage people to only ask ad hoc
>>> questions on
>>> >> > slack.
>>> >> > >>>> > Long
>>> >> > >>>> > >> conversations (or ad hoc questions that grow long) should
>>> be
>>> >> > posted on
>>> >> > >>>> > the
>>> >> > >>>> > >> mailing lists, and can be referenced on slack for a real
>>> time
>>> >> > >>>> > discussion.
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> ## Responsiveness
>>> >> > >>>> > >> Using slack does not mean people being pinged need to be
>>> >> > responsive. We
>>> >> > >>>> > >> are in an open-sourced community where all contributors
>>> are
>>> >> > volunteers.
>>> >> > >>>> > >> Slack should be used to make communication easier only
>>> when
>>> >> all
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > >>>> > peers
>>> >> > >>>> > >> are convenient. We should make it clear that people
>>> should not
>>> >> > expect
>>> >> > >>>> > >> others to always be responsive.
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> ## Archivability and searchability
>>> >> > >>>> > >> One of the shortcomings that Slack is often mentioned
>>> with is
>>> >> > its lack
>>> >> > >>>> > of
>>> >> > >>>> > >> capability to archive conversations and to search among
>>> them.
>>> >> > There are
>>> >> > >>>> > >> various tools that help address this problem[1]. As a
>>> first
>>> >> > step, we may
>>> >> > >>>> > >> start with simply relying on reflecting things back to the
>>> >> > mailing
>>> >> > >>>> > lists.
>>> >> > >>>> > >> IMHO, if everything important is properly reflected back
>>> to
>>> >> the
>>> >> > mailing
>>> >> > >>>> > >> lists, we don’t really need the archivability and
>>> >> searchability.
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> ## Other communities
>>> >> > >>>> > >> AFAIK, there are many popular open-source projects (Apache
>>> >> > hosted or
>>> >> > >>>> > not)
>>> >> > >>>> > >> that have their own Slack workspace: AirFlow [2], IceBerg
>>> [3],
>>> >> > HBase [4]
>>> >> > >>>> > >> etc.
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> To name the Slack workspace with Apache Flink, we would
>>> need
>>> >> an
>>> >> > official
>>> >> > >>>> > >> vote and approval from the PMC members. But before we get
>>> to
>>> >> > that, I’d
>>> >> > >>>> > like
>>> >> > >>>> > >> to hear more about what you think.
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> Thank you~
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> Xintong Song
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >> [1] http://apache-airflow.slack-archives.org
>>> >> > >>>> > >> [2] https://airflow.apache.org/community
>>> >> > >>>> > >> [3] https://iceberg.apache.org/community/#slack
>>> >> > >>>> > >> [4]
>>> >> https://hbase.apache.org/book.html#trouble.resources.slack
>>> >> > >>>> > >>
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> > >
>>> >> > >>>> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>

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