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FOSSGIS 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 I would like to read the text but then I'd have to login to #Slack. The irony! 
So, do they want to charge for *past* service as well or only for the future? If it's only for the future, they should run away ASAP to avoid a hefty bill.
And open a #Matrix group. 
And yes I fully agree; I've been warning people about proprietary platforms but they don't listen. 
Guess they have to learn it the hard way then.
@amapanda yeah, would definitely be nice if someone could share the post.
Btw OSM already is on Matrix:
https://matrix.to/#/#osm-space:matrix.org
and lots of their channels have bridges to other platforms like discord or telegram.