Hi all,

GOOD NEWS: After two weeks of negotiation, the Fluss Slack workspace
has been successfully restored and will continue operating under the
free plan.

Welcome back home: https://apache-fluss.slack.com/

Best,
Jark


On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 at 15:29, George <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi there
>
> ok, thank you... did not realise we still waiting on Slack support, thought 
> it was communicated last week that a new server will be configured.
>
> G
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 9:27 AM Jark Wu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi George,
>>
>> The Slack Support team has been responding slowly with a turnaround time of 
>> approximately three business days per message. Additionally, the frequent 
>> rotation of supporter has led to context loss, further delaying progress.
>>
>> In the meantime, we have set up a Discord server as a temporary 
>> communication workspace: https://discord.gg/HMp5GkwG
>>
>> Best,
>> Jark
>>
>> On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 at 15:07, George <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi guys
>>>
>>> How are we progressing with spinning up the new Slack server?
>>>
>>> G
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM Giannis Polyzos <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This might end up being one-way.
>>>> I don't think we have lost much, considering that, for the most part, it 
>>>> was used for internal communications. On my side, I think it's ok to 
>>>> proceed with a new workspace creation.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Giannis
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 5:32 AM Jark Wu <[email protected]> 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>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
>
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