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ddevault on Nov 1, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects

How is Slack free? You have to pay per user or apply for an exemption if you are a non-profit. IRCCloud is free by default and you only pay to unlock some extra features.

https://slack.com/pricing https://www.irccloud.com/pricing

sktrdie on Nov 1, 2015 | [–]

Slack is free, we use it for free and it's always on. IRCCloud's free service disconnects after 2 hours of inactivity.

saiko-chriskun on Nov 1, 2015 | | [–]

are you missing the very large, purple "free" tier?

nicksergeant on Nov 1, 2015 | [–]

Slack is free without archival of messages and other "premium" features.

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