Thanks for the verification, Innocent. Did you use apache email or non-apache email to join?
> If the Polaris Slack workspace has to be limited to @apache emails now (my understanding from JB's message) Not as I know. Maybe anyone who is not in the Polaris Slack workspace can try this invite https://join.slack.com/t/apache-polaris/shared_invite/zt-3niqssi92-s2IQMbe1jJ89ayZ4jQv2EQ to verify. Yufei On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, ASF slack has the same @apache email requirement. > > At least now it's clear where the restriction is coming from :) > > I'd say we ought to revisit the users ML [1] discussion :) WDYT? > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/vnf8trprvfqzy4s1j65xk69tcnqjwd42 > > Cheers, > Dmitri. > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM Russell Spitzer <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > Doesn't ASF Slack have the same issue? (At least it used too :) ) > > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > If the Polaris Slack workspace has to be limited to @apache emails now > > (my > > > understanding from JB's message), then +1 to opening the discussion > about > > > using ASF slack instead. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Dmitri. > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > It's a change from Slack (due to flooding issues). > > > > > > > > That's why we have to invite non Apache people now (the same happened > > for > > > > Iceberg). > > > > > > > > That said, I think we could use The ASF slack now (another > discussion) > > :) > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > JB > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov < > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Innocent, > > > > > > > > > > There's an Slack invite link on > > https://polaris.apache.org/community/ > > > > > > > > > > Please let us know if it doesn't work. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Dmitri. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM Innocent Djiofack < > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi JB, > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way I can get the slack invite please? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 5:35 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For Slack, we can invite you to the Polaris workspace using > your > > > > email > > > > > > > address. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You are also welcome to ask questions on the dev mailing list. > We > > > > have > > > > > > > discussed creating a dedicated user mailing list for these > types > > of > > > > > > > inquiries in the future. GitHub Discussions is another option, > > > > though I > > > > > > > personally do not monitor it as closely. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You raise a good point regarding the clarity of where to ask > > > > questions. > > > > > > > Updating the website could help address this, and I will start > a > > > > > separate > > > > > > > thread to discuss that, as well as the ASF Slack and the > creation > > > of > > > > a > > > > > > user > > > > > > > mailing list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > JB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 6:46 AM Data Life < > [email protected] > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I need your help in figuring out what is a correct place to > ask > > > > help > > > > > > from > > > > > > > > community for questions or problems related to Polaris > > > > > configurations. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Slack channel somehow asks me to have a working "apache.org > " > > > > email > > > > > > > > address > > > > > > > > to join the channel, which I do not have. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And I am not sure if " GitHub discussion " is for either > > > > > > > developers/roadmap > > > > > > > > deleted questions or this email list is the correct forum? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your help, > > > > > > > > D. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > *DJIOFACK INNOCENT* > > > > > > *"Be better than the day before!" -* > > > > > > *+1 404 751 8024* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
