Hi everyone,

I agree with Xintong in the sense that I don't see what has changed since
the original decision on this topic. In my opinion, there is a high cost in
moving to ASF now, namely I fear we will loose many of the >1200 members
and the momentum that I see in the workspace. To me there would need to be
strong reason for reverting this decision now.

Cheers,

Kosntantin

Am Di., 8. Nov. 2022 um 10:35 Uhr schrieb Xintong Song <
tonysong...@gmail.com>:

> Hi Max,
>
> Thanks for bringing this up. I'm open to a re-evaluation of the Slack
> usages.
>
> In the initial discussion for creating the Slack workspace [1], leveraging
> the ASF Slack was indeed brought up as an alternative by many folks. I
> think we have chosen a dedicated Flink Slack over the ASF Slack mainly for
> two reasons.
> - ASF Slack is limited to people with an @apache.org email address
> - With a dedicated Flink Slack, we have the full authority to manage and
> customize it. E.g., archiving / removing improper channels, reporting the
> build and benchmark reports to channels, subscribing and re-post Flink blog
> posts.
> As far as I can see, these concerns for the ASF slack have not changed
> since the previous decision.
>
> On the other hand, could you explain a bit more about what are the problems
> / drawbacks that you see in the current Flink Slack?
> - I assume having to join too many workspaces counts one
>
> Best,
>
> Xintong
>
>
> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/n43r4qmwprhdmzrj494dbbwr9w7bbdcv
>
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 4:51 PM Martijn Visser <martijnvis...@apache.org>
> wrote:
>
> > If you click on the link from Beam via an incognito window/logged out of
> > Slack, you will be prompted to provide the workspace URL of the ASF. If
> you
> > do that, you're prompted for a login screen or you can create an account.
> > Creating an account prompts you to have an @apache.org email address.
> See
> > https://imgur.com/a/jXvr5Ai
> >
> > So for me that's a -1 for switching to the ASF workspace.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 10:52 PM Austin Bennett <aus...@apache.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > +1 to leveraging the larger ASF Community/Resources Slack Channel
> rather
> > > than an independant one ... ASSUMING ANYONE CAN JOIN [ so that needs to
> > be
> > > verified ].
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 9:05 AM Maximilian Michels <m...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> There is a way to work around the invite issue. For example, the Beam
> > >> project has a direct invite link which sends you to the #beam channel:
> > >> https://app.slack.com/client/T4S1WH2J3/C9H0YNP3P I'm not 100% sure
> > >> whether
> > >> this link actually works. I've take it from:
> > >> https://beam.apache.org/community/join-beam/
> > >>
> > >> -Max
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 1:48 PM Martijn Visser <
> martijnvis...@apache.org
> > >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hi Max,
> > >> >
> > >> > > I wonder how that has played out since the creation of the Slack
> > >> > workspace? I haven't been following the Slack communication.
> > >> >
> > >> > I think it has primarily played a role next to the existing User
> > mailing
> > >> > list: lots of user questions. There were maybe a handful of
> > >> conversations
> > >> > where the result of the conversation was a request to open a Jira,
> > >> create a
> > >> > FLIP or open up a discussion on the Dev list.
> > >> >
> > >> > > There is an invite link that they can use. Maybe not the most
> > >> > straight-forward process but I think it doesn't stop users from
> > joining.
> > >> >
> > >> > That's only possible to use for those with an @apache.org e-mail
> > >> address,
> > >> > see https://infra.apache.org/slack.html. Anyone else would need to
> be
> > >> > invited by a committer, but I wouldn't be in favour of needing to
> > spend
> > >> > committers time in adding/inviting members on an ASF Slack instance.
> > >> >
> > >> > Best regards,
> > >> >
> > >> > Martijn
> > >> >
> > >> > On Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 12:33 PM Maximilian Michels <m...@apache.org>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Hey Martijn, hi Chesnay,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >The big problem of using the ASF Slack instance is that users can
> > join
> > >> >> any Slack channel, including ones outside of Flink.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> That is one of the main motivations for proposing to move to the
> ASF
> > >> >> Slack. We can create an unlimited number of "flink-XY" channels in
> > the
> > >> ASF
> > >> >> Slack, although one or two are probably all we need. It seems
> logical
> > >> that
> > >> >> we share the Slack workspace, just like the other infrastructure
> like
> > >> JIRA,
> > >> >> mail, Jenkins, web server, etc. I guess I'm just in too many Slack
> > >> >> workspaces already.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> From an ASF standpoint, I think it would be desirable to channel
> > people
> > >> >> into the main workspace to promote the software foundation. Also,
> the
> > >> main
> > >> >> point of communication should still be the mailing lists. I wonder
> > how
> > >> that
> > >> >> has played out since the creation of the Slack workspace? I haven't
> > >> been
> > >> >> following the Slack communication.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >Not to mention that non-committers need to be invited by an ASF
> > Slack
> > >> >> user to be able to join.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> There is an invite link that they can use. Maybe not the most
> > >> >> straight-forward process but I think it doesn't stop users from
> > >> joining.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Linen is pretty nice, especially for making Slack searchable via
> > search
> > >> >> engines.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> -Max
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 2:44 PM Chesnay Schepler <
> ches...@apache.org>
> > >> >> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >>> According to Robert linen is supposed to show the entire history.
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> On 03/11/2022 14:27, Martijn Visser wrote:
> > >> >>> > Addition: I'm not sure if Linen actually provides the messages
> > that
> > >> are
> > >> >>> > older, but I can't test that since we've only recently
> integrated
> > >> it.
> > >> >>> >
> > >> >>> > On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 2:23 PM Martijn Visser <
> > >> >>> martijnvis...@apache.org>
> > >> >>> > wrote:
> > >> >>> >
> > >> >>> >> Hi Max,
> > >> >>> >>
> > >> >>> >>  From my experience, most ASF projects actually don't use the
> > >> official
> > >> >>> >> Slack, but their own instance. That has happened with Airflow,
> > >> >>> Iceberg,
> > >> >>> >> Hudi etc.
> > >> >>> >> The big problem of using the ASF Slack instance is that users
> can
> > >> >>> join any
> > >> >>> >> Slack channel, including ones outside of Flink. Not to mention
> > that
> > >> >>> >> non-committers need to be invited by an ASF Slack user to be
> able
> > >> to
> > >> >>> join.
> > >> >>> >> The problem with the history is mitigated by using the service
> > from
> > >> >>> Linen
> > >> >>> >> https://www.linen.dev/s/apache-flink
> > >> >>> >>
> > >> >>> >> I prefer the current Slack instance of the ASF one.
> > >> >>> >>
> > >> >>> >> Thanks,
> > >> >>> >>
> > >> >>> >> Martijn
> > >> >>> >>
> > >> >>> >> On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 1:14 PM Maximilian Michels <
> > m...@apache.org>
> > >> >>> wrote:
> > >> >>> >>
> > >> >>> >>> Hi,
> > >> >>> >>>
> > >> >>> >>> A while ago the Flink community decided to create a Slack
> > >> workspace
> > >> >>> [1]. I
> > >> >>> >>> wonder, is there a particular reason why we created our own
> > Slack
> > >> >>> >>> workspace
> > >> >>> >>> and do not use the official ASF Slack [2]? It looks like most
> > ASF
> > >> >>> projects
> > >> >>> >>> use the official Slack. Using the official Slack makes
> > >> collaboration
> > >> >>> with
> > >> >>> >>> other projects easier but it also comes with additional
> > benefits,
> > >> >>> e.g.
> > >> >>> >>> free
> > >> >>> >>> unlimited history (our current workspace suffers from limited
> > >> >>> history).
> > >> >>> >>>
> > >> >>> >>> Since the vote thread[1] mentioned a re-evaluation of the
> > decision
> > >> >>> until
> > >> >>> >>> the end of 2022, I'd like to propose to move our channels to
> the
> > >> >>> official
> > >> >>> >>> ASF Slack workspace. In my eyes, the dedicated workspace is a
> > bit
> > >> of
> > >> >>> an
> > >> >>> >>> overkill and we're better off joining the rest of the ASF
> > >> community.
> > >> >>> Let
> > >> >>> >>> me
> > >> >>> >>> know what you think.
> > >> >>> >>>
> > >> >>> >>> -Max
> > >> >>> >>>
> > >> >>> >>> [1]
> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/j2kdh3zx6rrb49mz5n2vb06g2knogxdj
> > >> >>> >>> [2] https://infra.apache.org/slack.html
> > >> >>> >>>
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>>
> > >>
> > >
> >
>


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