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Slack could open source their code anyway. Slacks competitive advantage is their network of users which is difficult to copy.

vaseem 4y ago
Source code is stolen to explore vulnerabilities and develop zero day exploits. More in this podcast https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/19/ https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/19/
- michaelmior 4y ago
  Arguably vulnerabilities would be more likely to be found and disclosed if the code was open source.
- phpisthebest 4y ago
  That old classic chestnut of lies by Closed Source companies intent on making CIOs believe Open Source is not secure...
- saagarjha 4y ago
  That’s not typically how these exploits are developed.
  - pionar 4y ago
    Not typically, but that is how the LastPass breach occurred.
ltbarcly3 4y ago
Nope, its a bunch of little communities that are centrally managed and can force their users to a new platform easily. Network effects are minimal, sunk cost of integrations is a greater barrier to moving off platform but that is pretty weak as well.
- schnable 4y ago
  Agree with the first half, but the integrations is a moat for Slack. First, a comparable integration needs to exist or be created on the new platform. Second, in largeer organizations, you end up with many vested interests (individual teams) that have important integrations and the cost to migrate them takes away from other work they need to do, and creates a chorus of voices against a migration. On top of all that, employees generally like Slack.
  - ltbarcly3 4y ago
    Everyone, and I mean this literally as everyone that I am aware of their opinion, in my circle started off as huge slack boosters and now they can't stand it. Slack has become a total mess. Threads are a such an anti-feature. Taking away snippets was such an absolute mistake. People are starting to move off of slack and onto teams and google chat, which everyone agrees are inferior, but slack has become bad enough that they don't consider it a major loss.

vaseem 4y ago

Source code is stolen to explore vulnerabilities and develop zero day exploits. More in this podcast https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/19/ https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/19/

michaelmior 4y ago
Arguably vulnerabilities would be more likely to be found and disclosed if the code was open source.
phpisthebest 4y ago
That old classic chestnut of lies by Closed Source companies intent on making CIOs believe Open Source is not secure...
saagarjha 4y ago
That’s not typically how these exploits are developed.
- pionar 4y ago
  Not typically, but that is how the LastPass breach occurred.

ltbarcly3 4y ago

Nope, its a bunch of little communities that are centrally managed and can force their users to a new platform easily. Network effects are minimal, sunk cost of integrations is a greater barrier to moving off platform but that is pretty weak as well.

schnable 4y ago
Agree with the first half, but the integrations is a moat for Slack. First, a comparable integration needs to exist or be created on the new platform. Second, in largeer organizations, you end up with many vested interests (individual teams) that have important integrations and the cost to migrate them takes away from other work they need to do, and creates a chorus of voices against a migration. On top of all that, employees generally like Slack.
- ltbarcly3 4y ago
  Everyone, and I mean this literally as everyone that I am aware of their opinion, in my circle started off as huge slack boosters and now they can't stand it. Slack has become a total mess. Threads are a such an anti-feature. Taking away snippets was such an absolute mistake. People are starting to move off of slack and onto teams and google chat, which everyone agrees are inferior, but slack has become bad enough that they don't consider it a major loss.