[justJanne]

Yes, they aren't for-profit entities.

But they still require history, easy to use chat systems, easy integration into Dev systems, etc.

That's what was better about IRC: you can self-host and get all of slacks features for very cheap.

[tempestn]

And you still can, right? There are still plenty of alternatives for those who can't or don't want to pay for Slack.

[kuschku]

It gets a lot harder when all the integrations only support webhooks or even only Slack.