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> This is well written, but it doesn’t really explain how or why Zulip will maintain its free plan forever. i don't see anywhere zulip has made that claim, mer
by sigstoat 3y ago
> This is well written, but it doesn’t really explain how or why Zulip will maintain its free plan forever.
i don't see anywhere zulip has made that claim, merely that it is currently free. in fact, it explains that they're careful about what promises they make, so that they don't end up having to break them.
- CUViper 3y agoIn the conclusion: > We fully expect to continue offering the Zulip Cloud Free plan indefinitely,
- tormeh 3y agoThat merely says that there is no plan that the writer knows of to pull the plug on you. And indefinitely is a duration of currently undefined length, not infinite length.
- sigstoat 3y agowhich isn't a promise that it will be "free forever". in the context of the rest of the article, it's not even an attempt to mislead you into thinking it will be free forever. though it is apparently enough to base willful misunderstanding on.
- TheCleric 3y agoAnd their broader thrust in the post is less the forever and more of the "own your mistakes". Don't pretend like you never had a free forever plan. Their promise seems to be less "we'll ACTUALLY be free forever" and more "we're free right now, but if that's going to change, we'll communicate with you".