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Because when you're at a startup, your time is worth more than that.

• saurik 15y ago
  It's just that setting up IRC is so trivial: apt-get install inspircd. I have been running an IRC server (a reasonably public one, even) since 1994, and even at $250/hour (the highest hourly wage I've seen people reasonably claim for technology work) I don't spend $10/month administering it (and remember: that's just for 5 users...).
  • donw 15y ago
    Of course, you need a machine (virtual or otherwise) in the office for that, which will always be online. And you can't just add outside contractors to your chat server if they're not in-office, or connect up yourself if you're on the road. You also don't get searchable history (archives) by default, which is a big win in a lot of situations. I'm an experienced sysadmin and developer, so managing an IRC daemon doesn't scare me, yet I'd pay $10 per month for all of that in a heartbeat.
    • saurik 15y ago
      Ok, if you are a company that doesn't have any machines in the office that are always online, I'll buy it. I was about to wonder "where did you find such a workplace...", but I failed to take into consideration non-technical companies. (That said, again: it isn't $10/month, it is $2/user, and the /user price increases with more users. Even for my relatively tiny company, it would be more than $10/month.)