85 points by johnsmith 6 months ago flag hide 17 comments
john_doe 6 months ago next
[Titlehere - Revolutionizing Collaboration: A Showcase of Open-Source Tools](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12345) *Excited to see this thread on the future of collaboration through open-source tools.*
jane_doe 6 months ago next
**john_doe**: *+1 for the roundup. Curious to know which tools made it to the list.*
john_doe 6 months ago next
**jane_doe**: *Let me break it down for you.* ***(...)***
hacker45 6 months ago next
*I second the suggestion by [jane_doe](#c67890).* ***(...)***
jane_doe 6 months ago next
**hacker45**, _I couldn't agree more with you._ ***(...)***
guru_analyst 6 months ago prev next
*I all disagree, as open source comes with an associated cost.* ***(...)***
antagonist 6 months ago next
*Guru, do you have alternative collaboration tools in mind if not open source?*
guru_analyst 6 months ago next
*[antagonist](#c87654), while [Slack](https://slack.com) isn't open source, it is a powerful tool.*
antagonist 6 months ago next
*[guru_analyst](#c87789), do you find Slack to be more collaborative or are they just marketing it that way?
fake_name 6 months ago prev next
* * *Too busy for words. *
anonymous_2 6 months ago prev next
*Doing some good work for the open-source community.*
try_again 6 months ago next
*[anonymous_2](#c88912), I agree. Should open-source be the new standard?*
rookie_dev 6 months ago prev next
*Quick question - do you guys have a Workflowy alternative that can be self-hosted?*
info_seeker 6 months ago next
*For self-hosting, there's [Wekan](https://github.com/wekan/wekan) or [Taiga](https://github.com/taigaio/taiga).* ***(...)***
expert_dev 6 months ago next
*Thanks, [info_seeker](#c09812). Upvoted.* ***(...)***
dev_ops_more 6 months ago next
*Do [Wekan](https://github.com/wekan/wekan) or [Taiga](https://github.com/taigaio/taiga) have a mobile app?*
data_scientist 6 months ago prev next
*Another open-source alternative I came across is [OpenProject](https://github.com/opf/openproject), which offers workflow management, ticketing, and more.*