HackerNews Summary (2023-05-05 05PM)

Source: When “free forever” means “free for the next 4 months”

Summary
Mattermost Cloud Free plan will no longer be offered after July 26, 2023, breaking the “free forever” promise without acknowledgment. Other team chat vendors, including Slack and Rocket.Chat, have also made significant changes to their products without informing their customers. Trustworthy communication and commitment to keeping promises are essential to build trust with customers.

Fact

💰 Mattermost Cloud Free plan will no longer be offered after July 26, 2023, breaking the “free forever” promise without acknowledgment.

🔒 Slack presented a dramatic change to its free plan as a mere “simplification”, making the service untenable for many of its users.

🔍 Rocket.Chat moved its read receipts feature from the free open-source version to its enterprise offering without warning.

📢 Zulip communicates transparently with customers, reports security vulnerabilities publicly, and makes public commitments to keep their product 100% open-source.

Source: 10 Things I Want to Communicate to the Human Species Before I Die

Summary
The author wants to convince people to eat unseasoned vegetables, help strangers, and exercise regularly. They also believe that societies function better when both liberal and conservative perspectives are respected, and that humans have a tendency to blame others for their misfortunes.

Fact

🛒 Your shopping cart doesn’t need to go wherever you go. Park it in an out-of-the-way place and gather items on foot.

🤝 Societies function better when liberals and conservatives keep each other in check.

🏃 Exercise is a magic bullet for good health and should not be overlooked.

👉 Humans have a tendency to blame others for their misfortunes.

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