Create new ones for working groups, feature design, or other topics. #ops (for discussion of operational issues)ĭon’t limit yourself to these five channels.#ionisx (for collaborating with IONISx).#docker (for containerizing all the things).Currently, there are five channels on our Slack team: We encourage you to use Slack to enable synchronous communication. The username will need to be unique within the Open edX team on Slack, but if you’re already using Slack for a different team, you can reuse the same username if you want. Once you join, you’ll need to pick a username and password. We have made a page that enables you to join the Open edX team on Slack now! Submitting the form on that page will create an invitation to join the Open edX Slack team.

Additionally, Slack is free, and our non-profit status grants us unlimited archives (which are searchable) and other important features critical to making Slack a viable option. Slack was popular with the community duing the 2015 Open edX Conference and Hackathon as a tool for discussion and collaboration. Slack essentially presents a beneficial network effect: it is easier to integrate our Slack team into your workflow, rather than adding another tool.

Many organizations are moving to Slack as their primary collaboration tool, and a number of current Open edX contributors already have Slack accounts for other organizations or projects. There are already mobile apps for Android, iOS, and Windows.There are desktop apps for Linux, Mac OS, and Windows. Setup, mobile and desktop apps, and the web UI for Slack are more streamlined than those for IRC. The Slack team is working on adding voice and video.

It is possible to integrate Slack into third-party apps (like Google Drive and GitHub). It provides a space for real-time conversation through open and private channels and direct messaging. We spent a lot of time discussing the switch, and we’re excited about the opportunities it creates for greater community involvement. We will be moving Open edX community discussions from IRC (#edx-code on ) to Open edX on Slack.

Open edx slack