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We've had OSS equivalents of almost everything for decades, you can install a mature Slack clone for $0 since 2015. Yet people don't because of laziness and bra

We've had OSS equivalents of almost everything for decades, you can install a mature Slack clone for $0 since 2015. Yet people don't because of laziness and brands are strong.

esseph 5mo ago
If there was a viable open source replacement for discord I would be using it today. Same goes for slack.
- skydhash 5mo ago
  There’s zulip https://zulip.com/ https://zulip.com/
  - esseph 5mo ago
    That's a SaaS / Product. https://zulip.com/self-hosting/ https://zulip.com/self-hosting/ Similar to the GitLab model. Example limitations: > Mobile notifications without limitation for eligible communities > Mobile notifications for up to 10 users for other organizations
    - odo1242 5mo ago
      There’s also Mattermost
    - skydhash 5mo ago
      The app is open-source, so I guess it would be OK to deploy it yourself and thus register for your own notifications pipeline.
- goldenarm 5mo ago
  I was referring to Mattermost, the Slack equivalent, which is quite mature and used at scale by some orgs around me.