Just for your information, If data privacy and persistence are under consideration, there can be an opportunity for the ASF (INFRA?) to look into Zulip, which is an open-source solution one can host an owned instance.
Best, tison. Jark Wu <[email protected]> 于2026年4月8日周三 10:26写道： > Hi all, > > I have some good news to share regarding our Slack workspace. I received a > response from the Slack Support team, and they have indicated that they can > update our address and restore the workspace once a U.S. billing address is > confirmed. I have provided them with the ASF mailing address and am > currently awaiting their reply. > > Additionally, I think Discord is an interesting option to consider. > Providing multiple instant messaging platforms doesn't conflict, and > Discord offers unlimited message history on its free plan. > > Best, > Jark > > > On Wed, 8 Apr 2026 at 10:22, Nicholas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Greg, > > > > > > The ASF project slack workspace needs to invite person to > > join which is not convenient. Meanwhile, the ASFproject workspace has > > Fluss channel that only has two members. > > > > > > Regards, > > Nicholas Jiang > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Greg Stein" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:14:49 -0000 > > Subject: Re: Slack Workspace Down > > > > Why not just start using the-asf.slack.com like most projects? > > > > Note: it is on a data retention plan. Free plans only hold about 10,000 > > messages. > > > > See: https://infra.apache.org/slack.html > > > > Cheers, > > -g > > > > On 2026/04/07 02:31:50 Jark Wu wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > As we have not yet received a resolution from Slack Support regarding > > > the suspended apache-fluss workspace, and I don't when they will reply > > > and I'm also not sure whether our worksapce can be restored or not. I > > > think we may need to consider creating a new Slack workspace to ensure > > > uninterrupted community communication. Note that the new worksapce > > > can't preserve the previous historical data from the old workspace. > > > > > > Please share your thoughts or concerns on this approach. If there is > > > general consensus, we will proceed with setting up the new workspace > > > promptly. > > > > > > Best, > > > Jark Wu > > > > > > On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 at 23:08, Jark Wu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Progress Update: > > > > > > > > I have contacted Slack Support to request a restoration and received > > > > their response. It appears that our workspace was suspended because > it > > > > is classified under the Hong Kong region, where Slack is > discontinuing > > > > direct services. > > > > > > > > The good news: is that our data has not yet been permanently deleted > > > > and remains recoverable within the next 90 days. > > > > > > > > The bad news: Slack initially indicated that restoring access would > > > > require purchasing a one-year license. > > > > > > > > I have replied to clarify our status as an Apache Software Foundation > > > > project and am actively negotiating for a free restoration given our > > > > non-profit nature. > > > > > > > > In the interim, please continue using our dev mailing list for > > > > community communication. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Jark > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 at 15:22, Lorenzo Affetti via dev > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > crazy stuff, thanks for taking care of this > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 6:07 AM Jark Wu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > > > It seems the fluss slack workspace has been deleted. But I don't > > know > > > > > > why and who deleted it. > > > > > > > > > > > > We have already contacted Slack Support to investigate the cause > > and > > > > > > request potential restoration. We are actively following up on > this > > > > > > matter. > > > > > > > > > > > > In the meantime, please continue to use the mailing lists for > > project > > > > > > communication. We will provide an update as soon as we have more > > > > > > information from Slack. > > > > > > > > > > > > We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate > > your > > > > > > patience. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Jark Wu > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 at 10:12, Vaibhav Kumar < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It shows it has been deleted. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 at 3:30 AM, Keith Lee <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It seems that I am unable to access the slack workspace. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have raised a Jira on INFRA and infra team has indicated > > that the > > > > > > slack > > > > > > > > workspace is not maintained by them: > > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-27794 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Would appreciate if someone can identify the workspace > manager > > and / > > > > > > > > or follow up to reinstate the workspace. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > Keith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Lorenzo Affetti > > > > > Senior Software Engineer @ Flink Team > > > > > Ververica <http://www.ververica.com> > > > > > >
