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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 To be clear, it's not payment for usage, it's payment to maintain status quo in terms of scrollback/history.
I wish there was something equivalent to Slack in the OSS world!
Services don't run themselves. Those fees are quite reasonable on a cost per use basis.
Collectives like OSM really should properly organize and manage funds and pay for what gets used.
Anyone else you move to for "free" can and will need to stop at some point.
Insulting those who've given such a valuable service for the past decade is a bad look.
HackW/E@LinuxHotel @amapanda@en.osm.town@gpshead OSM is very anarchistic and decentralised. Many OSM groups use free versions. It's just this group went with this option