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That says "personal communications". Slack is aimed at businesses, not personal use. It also requires "no cost to the user." Very well may not exempt their busi
by jkaplowitz 8y ago
That says "personal communications". Slack is aimed at businesses, not personal use. It also requires "no cost to the user." Very well may not exempt their business model, though some room for argument exists.
Of course, any sanctions regime that does still apply wouldn't require the collateral damage of Slack's excessive initial ban.
- nulbyte 8y agoCorporations and other business entities are persons. Also, the license applies to services for a fee. Also, exchanging information isn't embargoed.
- jkaplowitz 8y agoThe "corporations are people" thing is exaggerated in a lot of understandings, and I doubt corporations are deemed capable of "personal communications". Still, personal communications might be found to cover the communication among persons at the companies. But Slack does support a lot more than just people chatting with people, like bot and app/SaaS integrations. Those clearly aren't personal communications and frequently accomplish more than just exchanging information. Good catch that the license does have provisions for fee-based services as well. However, the person I was replying to quoted the one for no-cost services, so that's what I focused on in my reply.