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Why ask Anthropic? Why not build on something better like Matrix? Or Signal?[0] Or even Keybase? I really do agree we need to move away from Slack and Discord

Why ask Anthropic? Why not build on something better like Matrix? Or Signal?[0] Or even Keybase? I really do agree we need to move away from Slack and Discord, but I'm also very confused why the call to action is to Anthropic. IMO we should really be pushing for open systems so that nobody can take it from us. Otherwise we repeat the cycle again and again. There's some good protocols to start on. I'd also say this is a good reason to make sure that the things you work on are hackable. It's how we combine different domains of expertise. [0] see the Molly project, you don't have to use Signal's servers

gentleman11 8mo ago
Just use mattermost. We alrrady have an open source wlack replqcement.
j45 8mo ago
Has Matrix improved the ease of use for folks to use it independently? Mattermost, Rocketchat and others have first class packaging for quick and easy roll out.
- godelski 8mo ago
  I listed those as examples of where one could start. Not as ready to ship answers. I mean we are in a thread where the context is no ready to ship answer, so...
georgewfraser 8mo ago
Claude-in-Slack is a big enough feature to overcome the slack-connect network effect. Openness is absolutely key! I wrote this post because I hoped that if Anthropic is already planning to do this I might be able to influence them to make open-data part of the plan. But openness by itself isn't a big enough feature to get users.
- godelski 8mo ago
  It really sounds like you're asking for something else. More like multiple people to be able to talk to the same instance. Which that's a very different thing than Slack
a3w 8mo ago
They seem to not want a messenger, they want a multiuser-first prompt.
KaiserPro 8mo ago
> something better like Matrix matrix isn't fun. The other thing that I would gently point out is that anthropic's uptime is pretty atrocious
- godelski 8mo ago
  Cool. And? Those were examples, not answers. Those examples aren't exactly compatible with one another (though bridges exist, but you can bridge anything).
- NewJazz 8mo ago
  Slack isn't either? And matrix is just a protocol ... Maybe a fun client can be built on top of it, eh?
jinushaun 8mo ago
Did you read the article? It’s not a crazy ask. They want multi-user Claude sessions. But what stops the humans from talking to each other? Boom! You suddenly have Slack.
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gentleman11 8mo ago

Just use mattermost. We alrrady have an open source wlack replqcement.

j45 8mo ago

Has Matrix improved the ease of use for folks to use it independently? Mattermost, Rocketchat and others have first class packaging for quick and easy roll out.

godelski 8mo ago
I listed those as examples of where one could start. Not as ready to ship answers. I mean we are in a thread where the context is no ready to ship answer, so...

georgewfraser 8mo ago

Claude-in-Slack is a big enough feature to overcome the slack-connect network effect. Openness is absolutely key! I wrote this post because I hoped that if Anthropic is already planning to do this I might be able to influence them to make open-data part of the plan. But openness by itself isn't a big enough feature to get users.

godelski 8mo ago
It really sounds like you're asking for something else. More like multiple people to be able to talk to the same instance. Which that's a very different thing than Slack

a3w 8mo ago

They seem to not want a messenger, they want a multiuser-first prompt.

KaiserPro 8mo ago

> something better like Matrix matrix isn't fun. The other thing that I would gently point out is that anthropic's uptime is pretty atrocious

godelski 8mo ago
Cool. And? Those were examples, not answers. Those examples aren't exactly compatible with one another (though bridges exist, but you can bridge anything).
NewJazz 8mo ago
Slack isn't either? And matrix is just a protocol ... Maybe a fun client can be built on top of it, eh?

jinushaun 8mo ago

Did you read the article? It’s not a crazy ask. They want multi-user Claude sessions. But what stops the humans from talking to each other? Boom! You suddenly have Slack.

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