Switch from irc to another communication platform?

[chemix]

Like slack.com or gitter.im?

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[SergioCrisostomo]

I'm fine with "switching" or at least "adding" gitter or Slack as a official communication channel.

[DimitarChristoff]

+1 for slack*

Dimitar Christoff

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On 20 Jan 2016, at 18:47, Sergio Crisostomo notifications@github.com wrote:

I'm fine with "switching" or at least "adding" https://gitter.im/mootools/mootools-core as a official communication channel.

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[nyov]

Unless slack.com has gotten much better in regards to open collaboration (non-team member joining chats), I feel IRC is still superior as an open medium. Lot's of clients, easy to join in, while slack and gitter are pretty much browser-only or require some smartphone 'app' to partake.

Slack may be good for companies/teams that have a need to lock down their communications, but it doesn't mesh so well with free software dev communication requirements IMHO.