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In my opinion, it doesn't matter if it looks like Slack. What matters is that I can deploy it on an existing infrastructure and still have control over the serv

In my opinion, it doesn't matter if it looks like Slack. What matters is that I can deploy it on an existing infrastructure and still have control over the service instead of handing over control to a third-party.

alexkavon 12y ago
Let's keep in mind that Slack looks like IRC.
est 12y ago
I for one welcome slack competitors, self-hostable, open sources ones especially.
- pstadler 12y ago
  There's Candy: http://candy-chat.github.io/candy/ http://candy-chat.github.io/candy/
- Synergyse 12y ago
  Check out http://sdelements.github.io/lets-chat/ http://sdelements.github.io/lets-chat/
  - mrmondo 12y ago
    Let's chat is really neat, I've played with it a lot but I have to say that the combination of not supporting OTR & The fact that it relies on MongoDB put me off using it in production to replace our existing chat server.
- pkorzeniewski 12y ago
  Maybe you'll be interested in Talqee [1] which offers a self-hosted version. It's coming really soon :) [1] https://talqee.com https://talqee.com
  - anonbanker 12y ago
    We're supposed to pretend a paid app will be competitive in this space. hillarious way to advertise, chum.
StavrosK 12y ago
In my opinion, it does matter. Slack is pretty and familiar, so an app looking alike is a good thing.
- marssaxman 12y ago
  "Familiar", eh? To me it's still "that weird new hipchat competitor people keep talking about", but it's still something operating at a couple of degrees' remove: I've never used it or met anyone who uses it or heard of any reason to use it, and the one time I went to the website it wasn't clear that there was any way for random people to sign up for it. I'm curious why you see it as the established standard - isn't it basically brand new?
  - geoffharcourt 12y ago
    Slack built up $11m in annual revenue in a really short time, and is adding $1m in contracts every 11 days. At what's about $7/person/month, that's a lot more than no one. http://www.businessinsider.com/slack-growth-after-one-year-2015-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/slack-growth-after-one-year-2...
  - Kalium 12y ago
    Maybe I'm just old and cranky, but to me both Slack and Hipchat are IRC knockoffs.
jkire 12y ago
> What matters is that I can deploy it on an existing infrastructure and still have control over the service instead of handing over control to a third-party And its nice to be able to choose which apps you want to use on all the different platforms; and choose differently than everyone else. The app that works for me isn't necessarily the app that works for others, but I still want to be able to talk to them using the app I want.
flxfxp 12y ago
HipChat does this: https://www.hipchat.com/server https://www.hipchat.com/server

alexkavon 12y ago

Let's keep in mind that Slack looks like IRC.

est 12y ago

I for one welcome slack competitors, self-hostable, open sources ones especially.

pstadler 12y ago
There's Candy: http://candy-chat.github.io/candy/ http://candy-chat.github.io/candy/
Synergyse 12y ago
Check out http://sdelements.github.io/lets-chat/ http://sdelements.github.io/lets-chat/
- mrmondo 12y ago
  Let's chat is really neat, I've played with it a lot but I have to say that the combination of not supporting OTR & The fact that it relies on MongoDB put me off using it in production to replace our existing chat server.
pkorzeniewski 12y ago
Maybe you'll be interested in Talqee [1] which offers a self-hosted version. It's coming really soon :) [1] https://talqee.com https://talqee.com
- anonbanker 12y ago
  We're supposed to pretend a paid app will be competitive in this space. hillarious way to advertise, chum.

StavrosK 12y ago

In my opinion, it does matter. Slack is pretty and familiar, so an app looking alike is a good thing.

marssaxman 12y ago
"Familiar", eh? To me it's still "that weird new hipchat competitor people keep talking about", but it's still something operating at a couple of degrees' remove: I've never used it or met anyone who uses it or heard of any reason to use it, and the one time I went to the website it wasn't clear that there was any way for random people to sign up for it. I'm curious why you see it as the established standard - isn't it basically brand new?
- geoffharcourt 12y ago
  Slack built up $11m in annual revenue in a really short time, and is adding $1m in contracts every 11 days. At what's about $7/person/month, that's a lot more than no one. http://www.businessinsider.com/slack-growth-after-one-year-2015-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/slack-growth-after-one-year-2...
- Kalium 12y ago
  Maybe I'm just old and cranky, but to me both Slack and Hipchat are IRC knockoffs.

jkire 12y ago

> What matters is that I can deploy it on an existing infrastructure and still have control over the service instead of handing over control to a third-party And its nice to be able to choose which apps you want to use on all the different platforms; and choose differently than everyone else. The app that works for me isn't necessarily the app that works for others, but I still want to be able to talk to them using the app I want.

flxfxp 12y ago

HipChat does this: https://www.hipchat.com/server https://www.hipchat.com/server