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What collaboration tools do yunity contributors use?

This page is a collection of all tools, including advantages and disadvantages.

Feel free to add content and comments. Please do not delete or modify other peoples contributions without asking.

References

Decision proposal: https://trello.com/c/QzSukfwO/1-choice-of-collaboration-tools

Work tracking: https://trello.com/c/mISMiYxT/57-assess-currently-used-collaborative-tools-and-competitors

 

Slack

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  • All messages and content saved
  • Well developed with ongoing development
  • Many useful integrations
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  • Can divert people from open documentation
  • Notifications can be overwhelming
  • Very 'heavy'

Google Docs

  • License: Proprietary online service
  • Current usage: (Frequent) Newsletter, Translation, Specification
  • Description: Word processor
  • Link: https://docs.google.com
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  • Very interactive
  • Pretty easy to use
  • Option to change directly or just comment
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  • Can get messy very fast if noone accepts or declines suggestions
  • Hard to know when something is really finished

Google Drive 

  • License: Proprietary online service
  • Current usage: (Frequent) Docs and Image storage
  • Description: Cloud storage
  • Link: https://drive.google.com
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  •  Free space that's accessible from everywhere
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  • Not very organized at the moment
  • Many people don't even know what's all on there

Etherpad (incl Titanpad)

  • License: Open source online service
  • Current usage: (Frequent) Taking minutes & temporary co-editing
  • Description: Collaborative editor
  • Link: https://pad.riseup.net/
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Trello

  • License: Proprietary online service
  • Current usage: (Frequent) Organize short- to long-term tasks
  • Description: Task boards
  • Link: https://trello.com/yunity
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  •  Fast access to all tasks because of non chronologic structure
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Doodle

  • License: Proprietary online service
  • Current usage: (Sometimes) Organizing WuppDays participants
  • Description: Scheduling tool
  • Link: http://doodle.com/
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Dudle

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GitHub

  • License: Proprietary online service
  • Current usage: (When coding) yunity source code and tasks
  • Description: Source code management
  • Link: https://github.com/yunity/
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Waffle.io

  • License: Proprietary online service
  • Current usage: (Sometimes) Developer task management
  • Description: Task board for GitHub
  • Link: https://waffle.io/yunity/yunity
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Invision

  • License: Proprietary online service
  • Current usage: (Seldom) UX/UI mockups
  • Description: User experience prototyping
  • Link: http://www.invisionapp.com/
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Skype

  • License: Proprietary software
  • Current usage: (Seldom) PR channel and video meetings
  • Description: Video chat
  • Link:
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Jitsi Meet

  • License: Open source online service
  • Current usage: (Sometimes) Video meetings for
  • Description:
  • Link: https://meet.jit.si/
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Confluence Wiki

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Mediawiki

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