[SAC] replacing IRC with gitter

[Vincent Picavet (ml)]

Hi,

On 31/08/2016 22:17, Jody Garnett wrote:
> Last week the board decided to try some new technologies that members
> have used on other projects.
> 
> - To replace email voting --> Loomio (Anita has already set
> up https://www.loomio.org/g/kdSmIwxu/osgeo-board )
> - To replace IRC ---> gitter (like slack but more integrated with github)

I do not want to play my old-fashioned guy, but replacing standard
technologies with proprietary protocols and tools, which each require
its own authentication and login, does not really seem to be very
logical wrt OSGeo's goals.

Gitter/Slack is especially worst, as it is closed protocol with
proprietary software.. Do we really want to be dependent on this kind of
tool ?
As a not-that-worst alternative as sandro said, mattermost can replace
slack. Note that it can also be integrated fully into gitlab, and the
latest versions seem to have a IRC bridge.

Vincent

> To that end I would like ask how we should set up gitter on the SAC
> mailing list before opening up a ticket or doing the work myself.
> 
> OSGeo does have a hit repo here (https://github.com/osgeo).
> 
> I know for the geoserver project (as a repo admin) we were able to set
> up a private channel for use in code-sprints
> (https://gitter.im/orgs/geoserver/rooms). It looks like we may be able
> to allow people to sign in with github or twitter.
> 
> Could I ask to be added as and admin to https://github.com/OSGeo for
> experimentation?
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Jody Garnett
> 
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