I will just interject that a lot of people, including all the mentors, are using Apache's HipChat instance on a daily basis...just FWIW.
https://apache.hipchat.com/ With regards, Daniel. On 10/05/2015 05:20 PM, Stephen Mallette wrote: > dylan, as a user of gitter (and when i created an account to check it out i > think i saw other TinkerPop regulars hanging about in there) do you find it > to be generally available and stable? > > For others who are interested there's some comments about the slack > experience from Neo4j who have a pretty large slack community: > > http://neo4j.com/blog/public-neo4j-users-slack-group/ > > What bugs me about slack is the lack of full history support. For those who > are thinking slack is the best approach, Isn't maintaining all chat history > (not just the last 10K lines) an important feature to consider? > > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Dylan Millikin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I already use gitter so I'm a little biased but I think it's pretty good. >> >> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Stephen Mallette <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> That's what was nice about gitter - no history limitation: >>> >>>> Gitter is entirely free for all public and open source conversations. >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Matt Frantz <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> What are the constraints on price? Slack has limitations in its free >>> tier, >>>> e.g. limited chat history. >>>> >>>> https://slack.com/pricing >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 2:43 PM, David Robinson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> +1 for for the idea in general and Slack specifically. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Stephen Mallette < >> [email protected] >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Nice to see you around, James. >>>>>> >>>>>> fwiw, Gitter supports GitHub markdown - that's pretty cool too as >> far >>>> as >>>>>> features go. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Marko Rodriguez < >>> [email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Whoa -- it has syntax highlighting. HipChat doesn't have that :(. >>>> Just >>>>>>> /code XXXXXX and it just makes it Courier font. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marko. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://markorodriguez.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 2:21 PM, James Thornton < >>> [email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dropbox open-sourced Zulip last week... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://zulip.org >>>>>>>> https://github.com/zulip >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10279961 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - James >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Jason Plurad < >> [email protected] >>>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> +1 for Slack, currently using it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 1:36 PM, pieter < >> [email protected] >>>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> +1 for slack. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 02/10/2015 19:24, Stephen Mallette wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> I think it was Matt Frantz who once recommended Slack. >> Neo4j >>>> has >>>>> a >>>>>>>>>> pretty >>>>>>>>>>> successful slack setup for community support. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Outside of slack, i've heard about this one from time to >> time: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://gitter.im/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> "Chat for GitHub" - it seems geared toward helping improve >>>>>>>>>>> communication/support in open source communities. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Are there others out there to consider? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Marko Rodriguez < >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Awesome. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Just to be clear. I'm not seeing this as a "vote medium" >> but >>>> more >>>>>> of >>>>>>> a >>>>>>>>>>>> "hang out with the development team and be able to >>> communicate >>>>>>>>> faster." >>>>>>>>>> Of >>>>>>>>>>>> course, JIRA/tickets/etc. are still the place where "formal >>>>>>>>> directions" >>>>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>>>>>> placed. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I use HipChat and iChat (jabber). HipChat is cool because >>> its a >>>>>>> "room" >>>>>>>>>>>> where iChat is more "one-on-one." I'm really not hip to >> chat >>>>>>>>> technology >>>>>>>>>> so >>>>>>>>>>>> if other people are cool with a "chat room" and have ideas >> on >>>> how >>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>> form >>>>>>>>>>>> it, please speak up. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>>> Marko. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> http://markorodriguez.com >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 10:51 AM, Rich Bowen < >> [email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, absolutely legal. The "rule" is that decisions should >>> be >>>>>>> relayed >>>>>>>>>>>> back >>>>>>>>>>>>> to the list, for the community to comment on. But off list >>>>>>> discussion >>>>>>>>>>>>> itself isn't a problem. >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015 6:33 PM, "Marko Rodriguez" < >>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sitting here going -- "man, wish I could just chat >> with >>>>> Matt" >>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>> talk >>>>>>>>>>>>>> about the math-library and this bulking issue. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If Apache is cool with a public chat room to discuss >>>>> development >>>>>>>>>>>> issues, I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> think that could really help me out (and perhaps >> others?). >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> It would be important that this chat room doesn't become >> a >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "support@tinkerpop" room where people can post "I'm >> trying >>>> to >>>>>>> build >>>>>>>>>> an >>>>>>>>>>>>>> app, but I get this exception." Not sure how to ensure >> that >>>>>> besides >>>>>>>>>>>> through >>>>>>>>>>>>>> social manipulation. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anywho, does anyone have experience with "public chat >>> rooms" >>>>> and >>>>>> is >>>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>>>>>>> legal for an Apache project to do? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thoughts?, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marko. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://markorodriguez.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Have a good one, >>>>>>>>> Jason >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> James Thornton, *http://electricspeed.com < >>>> http://electricspeed.com >>>>>> * >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
