Gregory's Server@shauna I've been playing with Zulip recently, and I really like it. There's a "topic" feature that still baffles me, but overall, it's very usable, open source (Apache 2.0), and available as a SaaS from the main maintainers.
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 @shauna Yeah, I feel similarly about Discord and Insta. We still don't have strong enough alternatives to have dragged over a critical mass! @mrcompletely @shauna From my perspective, the SaaS cost was quite a bit higher for Mattermost, and we didn't need some of the more advanced security features they market in defense & financial settings. I also liked that Zulip's marketing and community spaces were nearly completely devoid of AI references, whereas Mattermost is all over AI (and, with ties to Matrix, still into crypto/blockchain). I'd rather a platform that doesn't seek to exploit its customers.  |
@wcbdata I love Zulip, if it were up to me all my groups would be on there, but unfortunately network effects make it hard to convince people to use a new tool.