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> why don't more companies just set up their own IRC server > The pricing for Slack You've answered your own question there. Because "pricing" an open (as in
by pwg 2y ago
> why don't more companies just set up their own IRC server
> The pricing for Slack
You've answered your own question there. Because "pricing" an open (as in RFC defined) IRC server is significantly more difficult than "pricing" a proprietary protocol.
So the "companies" follow the money, and setup their own proprietary silos.
- ta1243 2y agoOf course OP could offer IRC as a service, undercut Slack etc, and make a fortune. Just like this guy could have undercut dropbox > For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863