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Ouch. A large OpenStreetMap group has been using a proprietary chat platform as a community space for ~10 yrs. Now they gotta pay a $80k/yr (or $10k??) for usage. 
Slack (now Salesforce) now wants to charge @OpenStreetMapUS for all ~6k users on their server. Ouch.
This sort of bait & switch is why open, community owned platforms (like this!) are vital!
read more on the slack (while you still can??!): https://osmus.slack.com/archives/C029HV951/p1705438543546349
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #FreeSoftware #Cassandra
@amapanda @OpenStreetMapUS Oh no!! That was easy to see coming. Should have used a List Server like just about every core technology on the internet was developed with. https://bookofadamz.com/the-most-intelligent-people-on-the-internet-use-this-instead-of-slack-teams-or-discord/
FOSSGIS @amapanda@en.osm.town@Adam there's loads of OSM mailing lists, always has been
@amapanda Oh, haha! Problem solved! :) I wonder why they wanted to fragment comms, productivity, archives, & cognitive energy across multiple systems that do the same thing.
@Adam if you thought *that* was fragmented, you haven't seen OSM.
It has it's advantages. We like it. 