Post #2269205

2026-02-09 22:59 UTC

Next, Slack. * Fully released * Limited free use * Closed Source * Not self-hostable * No E2E * Supports calls * Supported everywhere Slack. Slaaaack. Everyone knows slack. It's also enshitified over the years for free users. I don't think it's worth jumping from one corpo closed ecosystem to another, but YMMV.

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@mdiluz@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-02-09 22:59

Mattermost sometimes comes up * Fully released * Limited free use* * "Open core"? * Self-hostable * Some E2E? * Supports calls * No web app (*correction: appears to have one) Mattermost is interesting, but seems to be far more of an enterprise solution. It's even hard to figure out *what* you get from self hosting, what actually is open source, etc. I think it's probably worth investigating further if you're looking for something for your company/teams?

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@roguefoam@polymaths.social 2026-02-10 06:24

@mdiluz@mastodon.gamedev.place I use Slack daily - both for work, a public/general discourse workspace for a programming language, and for another group I’m a member of that I help manage the space for. Slack is a good tool for orgs, and their AI features can be easily disabled across board which is nice. My biggest gripe though - they advertise paid plans to all users if you’re on free, including non workspace owners. Was a bit annoying to see a sale advertisement on my work Slack for the entirety of January, for a space I have no control over other than using for discussion.

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