<div dir="ltr"><div>Simply Secure, my org, posted some thoughts on Slack vs IRC a few days ago:<br><a href="https://simplysecure.org/blog/when-closed-source-wins/">https://simplysecure.org/blog/when-closed-source-wins/</a><br><br></div>Gus<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:28 AM, Pepe Borrás <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pepe@workether.com" target="_blank">pepe@workether.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">My most sincere apologies.<br>
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The decision to create the Slack channel for the IFF was mine and does<br>
not represent the opinions of all the many others involved in this<br>
beautiful gathering.<br>
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The etherpad[1] is now the place for platform suggestions, so we can<br>
move the discussion along over there.<br>
<br>
Pepe.<br>
☮ & ♥<br>
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<a href="https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/IFF16" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/IFF16</a><br>
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On 27/10/15 10:21, stef wrote:<br>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 03:06:14PM +0100, stef wrote:<br>
>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 09:54:11AM -0400, Oktavía Jónsdóttir - IREX wrote:<br>
>> [...]<br>
>><br>
>> i don't want to live in this world anymore.<br>
>><br>
>> dear organisers, please have some people on your team that have a clue and can<br>
>> prevent shitstorms like this. the credibility of this event is totally<br>
>> destroyed by the ignorance of the organisation. you're dealing with people who<br>
>> have built and fought for the free internet, show some respect for them<br>
>> please, by understanding them, their tools, their history, and their<br>
>> expectations.<br>
><br>
> this insensitivity is contra-selective. it drives away the people who are<br>
> relevant, and only attracts the ones without values.<br>
><br>
> this feels like a fraternity organising a feminist event. what can go wrong?<br>
><br>
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</span><span class="im HOEnZb">Pepe Borrás, Internet Freedom Festival Director<br>
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