apiote-website/old/manifestos/slack/slack.yml

pgp: |
  -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
  Hash: SHA256

  .. role:: strike
      :class: strike

  Why I Won’t Ever Again Use Slack
  ================================

  I’ve had this unpleasant opportunity to use Slack. It seemed OK, till I tried to do something reasonable with it. In this little text I want to explain my particular hatred for Slack.

  `Worth reading <https://dave.cheney.net/2017/04/11/why-slack-is-inappropriate-for-open-source-communications>`_ — it’s “Why Slack is inappropriate for open source communications” but I’d rather call it “Why Slack is inappropriate.”

  Who can view Your communications?
  - ---------------------------------

  .. image:: http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Gary-Oldman-Yelling-Everyone-Leon-The-Professional.gif

  That would be it.

  Slack is not end-to-end encrypted. Slack employees can read it, l33t crackers can read it, everybody can read it.

  Well, actually, everybody apart from You. See the next paragraph.

  Is it free?
  - -----------

  No. Neither like in beer or in speech.

  Well, there is a free plan but it has limits. For example, You can only see 10k last messages. Imagine Your teem has been writing about the new product and something important is mentioned but You go on. Later You want to go back to it but—Oh no!—it’s past the limit. You’ll never get it back. Such a shame. Can’t anything be done? No! Why? Because they can, that’s why, because You have been used.

  But more important, it’s a proprietary software. It’s clients are proprietary and thus potential malware. Especially beware its non-free JavaScript code

  Is it standardised
  - ------------------

  No.

  :strike:`Although it tries to deceive You into thinking it is one. It tries to deceive people into believing they can use their favourite client—it pretends that it can be used with via XMPP or IRC. The truth is it doesn’t work. Believe me—or check on Your own—You can only see the messages that were sent when You were online. Moreover, not all of them.`

  (*Update: May 2018*) Slack doesn’t provide IRC/XMPP bridges any more.[#]_ [#]_ The official statement is no longer available.[#]_

  Seems like they took somebody without time, knowledge, or resources to create something that just seems like it works only to bring more people they can use. 

  Something better?
  - -----------------

  Sure! Go check `Riot <https://riot.im>`_, Free software, decentralised, anonymous (or not—You choose), works on every platform and can be `brigded, integrated or use bots <https://about.riot.im/apps-bots-and-bridges/>`_.

  Another option would be `IRC <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irc>`_.

  If You have to work in an unhealthy environment and are forced to be used by Slack, use `email instead <https://stopslacking.com/>`_.

  Or do Your own research.


  .. [#] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16536254
  .. [#] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16539857
  .. [#] https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/201727913-Connect-to-Slack-over-IRC-and-XMPP
  -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----

  iQFQBAEBCAA6FiEElPPQXqHLfrlrrE+/JELid3bgpXgFAltQqbscHGFkYW0ucGlv
  dGVyZWtAcHJvdG9ubWFpbC5jaAAKCRAkQuJ3duCleFuTB/9tlIEhOORw829ufSYk
  UJuJWOFcS3shv72TOLn1CJMk/Onnb7w5MeJopk6vDC19lKF4XBjz+bQeJU4Y8DWo
  tFN0YfpBWq94KZePKOAnoFy4S/Mz3We2vKU1u7rnf7fvlU4mQ5Uv77DkJ7+stZX7
  bUgvGGv448Lebe986IxJdrGh2PF4LlHG/UzWxiLm76TdqP26UiGYSMXr4DD3RfqG
  LLye3kL8B6IsIn10rn9Ee1U79fyFunWyfARAJX5Jmwwt0ZTqmhM73c1mkiX8ksGL
  opSGYvBMFHCPu2KWRBLZ51r255I3xNqOxjwSsFCMrl7+VJIgpmt1ZCLkMPSab6Eo
  aynP
  =8tRx
  -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
saltpack: |
  BEGIN KEYBASE SALTPACK SIGNED MESSAGE.
  kXR7VktZdyH7rvq v5weRa0zkMDyzAZ nBKYOOmSu7ofJHV 10BlNibdcTWhtjG lgEnDuah4bOGjq8 bP7s8JPd75kBP1u Vs19TW9BvyNpnpO dQZVbWDoPruSnWy qc96hY3n7AAcBgm IyxYbqGo6J2Mrs2 niGGuBXf2LLZO46 ZBCJvcMlRS8VTHV 8w5mZO03ysZKBH6 kPbbGGGBxSFKjGX 3NFT6DqQnZPAiHJ LXOj5s7S3D0gkZy 8WAX0VakBOeXKy1 JNWO3SyRL7KBlLU cidI17H7GNFVAoH bJTn8M9vSYiAyFL hEWLQiIOvbkxvAj sLgui1ChbjhxrXU 0IRbJu5XxP2IvgR bRLaEY6YmVtulza DlaqC16T0P6UNnl EXeLd5peA9qfRMY 7KdUALmqt7isBnb ejFhgh6bcqCwzVT 2uuWSnx46uR85n1 hX6yd32mUr1poAk MFs3LRypEFg0eQ3 pLN6uJt2SJbeWNL ZGsFhpN3H1G3teC 7jPxBcHlozrRwIX SpSdqpN6Rm5GpDZ H0kWs8KMy0fh4f4 mw7taBRRy0tWBJ1 B7HYR7rWtGxLqLL jScXPrJEnQZcaVc 54n1FzaTmtmnQIC ZYOlhrHnj0RPP9l TGRvZweDvt3gNNj Ke2uyoDZncAepX5 BfE8n1IR4YLKgdy m3kgO0u8VWPu8pI 9hh069mTvfWz1R4 eI0e5gIREVrqX8C 76gNn1uDhRrhGlJ uuseqDeUQFcri3m fgihulEsq1f3x0N AKXsbi9FsQtOlYW Gw2gt9l9UR8RJ82 AoxI1vWo05GDKwV aJjlnr4YOf9WEnJ KNvFoOPNZ6YFavl oQkvMHNjTJrLd2I 0bgszUsW6YKNTkH grZbI7gWTBEK1j0 y1yIDNTKHwwTRVL a9R4DldovzXKxn1 25ENzbYAxry1nXQ uWp0Fc22xATZQFb eIbqwGHIl7eVcSf BNZ6YFavloJTRGj cWeKbigvG3mTlAE fxZCEvtQ69bqBBA iBk8HdjXx2X1nk5 wCOKbknBA1yOyhx fuotJVc0e4XROIB WQQobXj1piDhae2 yo8vBwF3ER01kED E1HnIRt7dgBfHhJ MB9z8AykATW5IvY yTYB7DRz666uGYN p6itLN3HQB2dyMp PLah5x0NjL4slrC mYO7ID5UjqbfG92 XIzKGWN6lyVY91q rukOeGD2UmH25L6 qUmsq34nvK5ux9s EGdiNkovaWjQsbT RBeSX4jEisMIJuk 1TwToynNqLA87QQ A5O2jq0Qv2zzcPm f3IMzJz2Pf9uxwG BtRfNkk29fGsFVr N6QbvGn2AXw4rCm 603q9yRQiG4QyEz kdRfqfJZRE7PVRY 5V9FQh9i2loxLfl LnbjLJapZIE7Ecl W111cHPf40uN6g1 84qsdTMVPlWcicj MyCtDp9IvHM02RX cM1CZbi3rR7dSR2 7BQv4RNy2Z3e7im xwTaFaBB5jxHbaq GD0jl1OIb9HCnnQ ShCLMLKKy6ORM5K RceaDafZTUL0wQJ jKsPzQeSU9zUMJt z5q9FhOy5dafeIz Oqon1gvmsddXT01 UBoN6QbrwQJqKuZ ujTHRZZY7y6t8he PS94DFhzW2FmS4Z YNzRjE2Rd3xPU9e DgejAnUAvWUXtMe awa1JCddB0JZJ5R MKrZdvq2oPvH5PK SP9Tx50ve68gf9q XvutJOR4dURxQ75 zNeHkzlkHC1v5Qt x4WoJRkZ4Re3qjt UoXNEeH72GN6RYH orBdQsSQl7wBWgG DbCNRNsEudAJCGj lDYQFzuzQQH06bx nEbd1FEiy9zxRh3 WmgGogNLZwFxuOo nL4FIvQBtsJkDDe Ahj26TV7UdDvH77 dJK7Ux7QeYFMlUB S2Lpri3muwYPRx8 hzMXD6iJoz1eCUr 6GYHYiKA33j0FVo GvPi2KO6ZbQrqDA 2ZHkLa9yGSfXsKC Dx5g0IMnp2agxMn PwL7mFEnCAuZGrX LJIdKzsjSv5eicz fthBhocqrPz837r 1fk7Ane9gP29b0m ycL7yAZ82LIED0U 7LsSFJ8h2jZRIbd tQZBrXRI2oCFtrL rXz4urHiSQyUTR6 CpwTDRRm1Nkr0bI SKyuoswmLx4EPsm nhXTDl5PpHLDhcY vHvbUcj7gvN38Xw GfQ0YGIzGTJzOTd xit7f9OIl42jPME jfsFgOzXtc92KSQ pifamPG4V2ZBgi6 JHCeOLmZUwAYuRz fEWQQcMhznnDJNm b8KwdneZ9eoIjLe tHMf6wZgy2Sc1IS FN6foC5xLT9aYe5 Y3wD3immPOqicJo BxccwG9JRmhKZJ2 Nbw2n1QRfQuh37a gLApYfd3rkNNoLq E63i1g78lK73AiB k8HdjXvTU8wXmy7 BxVX7kzRsnH2lba CvJIOxyDPEP0ODl tPB7GGqf3prt0XW vaJwAO8mZRXVAZN MLGXQcszQBOqOdS kky5EP3JuraKcrU U02DjVp5ThSXkfg cp91DHO2y7s0L1J nhmMn7yyO3E6OBg PPt4koMK25tiaA3 JLxgNZ6SpYlCFS9 Zi9ysIdnXqvrbeZ 3Yvgc1WHkeYWYgx cGZBy2e9vuB9271 PIhhPPKFFIAQNgU dOwpDlylAd110wm 7hKAdPpEl5GFBhg AwDKT7NR6NmEfvz cWP5htY1MpT9U7g WSJfKU7UBfXCyhm T5TUafwlMhVwMIa ApaDVOBjBa1O9v6 mIKnvJ9XKQjpPXN u2cVTV5UBz7yJll QGRQddDlLN6Qbue OvxFXoAP0LPusqq p80O860FzKGsDbx 8lBRLN7R7qaWwUw kv4ZatZPYtOS6fB 29ZE8oa59DHXQd6 ogrBXR7rgfM4117 wbYLweKDU3Azfuh mLySdybZDVW9LzR srUN6mvnsI1PJeM iyJBF39s02ahiSx 2R9ujR6myOThSUE KQfCukHA0sikckO buBM942rd0AiA4S rVWzqPGvMoKtRCN zZfRczKbuZITqJl qa82ZvvOUyVzNBq D1G783n5wUaLQBt sHRyk86ztPBkX6L pPZ39eDeDslojgy
  s83B48huHaJm65p KgV14fZOUitFuVz jnWmMn8psOvMA7Y uIff9fTNRbRQlVt iTQpspvr3idF9wX Kat5gMaRXlTVj0W x2L39WNZKmBhnBr 47req3em7Gliwbd EjHyh8c2JfCsfKi ABs3RXJ7LIEkoFW x8IX3ugijGmSRPa gWmWIap0KIqwYwp 6YP03q9B7VsZm2Y L3ZibF45mprrwF8 ySC2ZWb34XEwlis JmfoJQxDmwcWpQC IUQ0lFcXWfeiAHH JuOUDloYwGku5Ai Bk0wfjyOd7GGI1G potrJKQxNFZUwoK 3DRAwp61X63DnQn QuBbgEc3m40eCy2 tFKP7MasIjP12vV N32roBLnBNZKi9v 1yhgy1vOSr5tI3l LtguzZkynLXgVnh nEWy8PoZB30RFEm eivgqSbA52I5Ho1 KQSKCfs8iXxcHQr iD4VNRbKJETKXYA pOLwfxpp7pzIhVZ mQ2swwlSqRvOSpv JB9R7dVsJU4E9RT dS6mwfRIhmeWiAj r7p8FC3AVcjKXME WB0rnXYCOPjEf5A trNvm6UBROGOGW2 BBQqSmkNK9UUSUM qrrJYRcqlEUjP9M VoZ4oRIZ3dowL6z ks7EvGBRrTJSFut LN9GMbMnG0PJ90n trDaireyl3S2pBy YERs2iZdtJBDDSx AtE66MeATzVTtQN q6OgzlC817LPBrg lto8DslS7g3tui7 L4eY1ZT2PxbBlFo 4u0x44DDEijSh7D 3Jcj5eNylyWm9St gy80po0hiFVe4kL Pj56xESPSqnsa5N vY7nNyltJtByOrt FCi7oIZN3V72dW4 0Vft4VT4nRztMGy 7AN5oUC4Qaf1Vem vRV2kjav7ofHm7r AGgMHVYKnatAI40 R7rk3fDG3Udz64W abkWPUewdE2pazK e7DgJQMtTcBiQSm fHTey2MT19oyrvl gAL8rHohp68ipPF Qismz9owzeW2Pfj tIN7ZMRKqybi6aE yxZCiZiDKCrmAvu OTHwUyzKcB00THn mxHaVIcJ2lRY7wY h99VgvGwUFq2dvU a7NfWZoQfFjYvRy 1ITfILrjOPOdnat TyWALhoD0hQq65u LFYiiOzQkJfhaIM 2zveETC63Whmrr1 fWTN6nIKFjzyaNj SKR1ZLNmR6Do2nx 42SFQ120RulRjG.
  END KEYBASE SALTPACK SIGNED MESSAGE.