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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