> I hear Slack is also gaining a lot of traction for open source community discussion (although IRC is still common). The white elephant in the room is if ther

> I hear Slack is also gaining a lot of traction for open source community discussion (although IRC is still common). The white elephant in the room is if there's really value there: Would most open source efforts actually pay for Slack as a group communication tool? I think the answer is no, almost by definition.