[lug] Why use a Linux desktop? Was: Re: (Virtual)

[Zan Lynx]

On 4/12/20 8:36 AM, Rob Nagler wrote:
> I don't know why people started using Slack over IRC or IM (Skype, AIM, 
> etc.), but they did, and it now is a big.

Having used IRC and Hipchat and some others, the big reason for Slack is 
the easy to use management of discussion groups and server members, 
history, search and file sharing.

IRC had all those things, sure, but it was implemented with bots running 
on the channels with hard to use commands and no GUI. The bots weren't 
standardized so you'd have to figure out what the commands were this 
time. They'd randomly crash too and lose all the channel history or 
forget who you were and prevent you from using your nick. Or allow 
trolls to pretend to be you.

The other IM apps were good for one to one conversations but I don't 
remember any of them that let you share chat history with new group 
members or search it easily.

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