Nothing wrong with discord or others however more professionals have and use slack. We want it to be easily found and available to them.
If it is simply a question of "who creates a new slack from where", I can do it. On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM Leonid Borchuk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > + 1 for Discord > > We could also use Telegram, SimpleX, WeChat, but they are not so familiar > for the other countries. > > WBW, Leonid > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 7:02 AM Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Cool! Discord is also a great choice. > > > > > > Best, > > Dianjin Wang > > > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM Jianghua Yang <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Discord +1 > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 20:45 Kirill Reshke <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 at 08:37, Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > Hope this is not an April Fool's joke, but just received an > official > > > > > response from Slack regarding this matter. > > > > > > > > > > Slack has confirmed that our workspace was impacted by a previously > > > > > communicated policy change affecting Slack services originating > from > > > > > mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Workspaces created from these > > > > > regions were scheduled for suspension, and as of April 1, 2026, our > > > > > workspace is no longer accessible. Sincerely apologize for any > > > > > disruption this has caused. Now, trying to discuss the possibility > of > > > > > exporting our historical data from the suspended workspace. > > > > > > > > > > Moving forward, I think we need to establish a new, reliable > platform > > > > > for our community's real-time communication besides the mailing > list. > > > > > I think we have two primary options: > > > > > > > > > > 1. New Slack Workspace (free plan): We could create a new Slack > > > > > workspace. This would require a community member from the Slack > > > > > service region to assist with its setup and administration, > utilizing > > > > > a free plan. > > > > > > > > > > 2. Migrate to Zulip: Alternatively, we could migrate our community > > > > > communication to Zulip. Zulip is an open-source, powerful group > chat > > > > > platform that is already being used by several other Apache > projects > > > > > (you can see more at: https://zulip.com/communities/#opensource). > > They > > > > > offer dedicated plans for open-source communities. > > > > > > > > > > Personally, I prefer the second option—migrating to Zulip. This > > choice > > > > > would provide a more globally friendly and resilient communication > > > > > platform, free from region-specific service restrictions, ensuring > > > > > better accessibility and inclusivity for all our community members > > > > > worldwide. > > > > > > > > > > Please share your thoughts. Sure, the mailing list is always our > > > > > first main channel. > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > Dianjin Wang > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM Dianjin Wang < > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm writing to inform you that our apache-cloudberry.slack.com > > Slack > > > > > > workspace has been unexpectedly deleted. This situation is highly > > > > > > unusual, and we are trying to contact the official Slack support > > team > > > > > > to understand the cause and facilitate its restoration. > > > > > > > > > > > > We will provide updates as soon as we have more information. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Dianjin Wang > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > Discord maybe?) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Best regards, > > > > Kirill Reshke > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >
