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[#]: subject: "Linen is a Google-Searchable Open-Source Alternative to Slack and Discord"
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[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/linen/"
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[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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Linen is a Google-Searchable Open-Source Alternative to Slack and Discord
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An interesting open-source alternative to Slack and Discord.
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![Linen is a Google-Searchable Open-Source Alternative to Slack and Discord][1]
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Linen is an interesting open-source project brewing up.
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It aims to be an **open alternative to Slack and Discord**, focusing on making communities more accessible and helping reduce the support burden.
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It could be worth adding it as an open-source Slack alternative, but it is in its **early stages of development** when publishing this.
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**_What's different with Linen, exactly?_**
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- **Open Source**
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- **Unlimited history retention**
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- **Communities are Google searchable**
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- **Supports sync from Slack and Discord**
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- **Eliminate the need to join Slack/Discord for information**
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### Community-Focused Slack Alternative
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[Linen][2] pitches itself as an open-source app for communities rather than primarily targeting teams for collaboration/communication.
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![linen ui][3]
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In contrast, Slack is primarily for team discussions and collaboration. You cannot share the conversation through a URL or find the discussions indexed on search engines like Google.
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But with Linen, you can **find a URL for every conversation** that can be shared with anyone to view/join the conversation.
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![linen message url][4]
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Here's something for the test: [https://linen.dev/s/itsfoss/t/5099789/topic][5]
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**You can also find this conversation listed on Google** (it may take time to find it exactly).
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For example, suppose we are a community of an open-source project where we discuss an issue or a solution; listing it on Google enables more users to find out about it.
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Here's an example of a conversation listed on Google that could help me if I was exploring solutions to fix my code issues with Kotlin:
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![linen google search][6]
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As a developer/user, I could view the conversation, get my answer, and move on without troubling anyone else in the community with a repeat question.
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**Sounds lovely, right? Linen helps you enhance community support.**
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Sure, you can use it for your team communication as well. But, it is a more appropriate solution to create an open community chat network.
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Currently, it does not provide the feature to create a private community for the public. They only use it for internal team discussions, per their [GitHub page][7].
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![][8]
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### How To Get Started?
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Linen does not support self-hosting at the moment. But, their roadmap on [GitHub][9] indicates that it has been planned for the near future.
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So, you can [sign up for a free account][10] using the official cloud instance or opt for the business/premium edition to use custom domain/branding benefits for your team.
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You can **import your Slack/Discord conversations for free**.
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> 💡 The free community edition is hosted under Linen.dev where you rely on community support. Opt for its premium edition to get priority support.
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Linen may not be for everyone, but it sounds like a useful idea for many communities and teams.
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_💬 What do you think about it? Let me know in the comments below._
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via: https://news.itsfoss.com/linen/
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作者：[Ankush Das][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w2000/2022/11/linen-slack-discord-alternative.png
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[2]: https://www.linen.dev
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[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/linen-example.png
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[4]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/linen-conversation-url.png
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[5]: https://linen.dev/s/itsfoss/t/5099789/topic
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[6]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/linen-google-seo.png
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[7]: https://github.com/linen-dev/linen.dev
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[8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/linen-settings.png
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[9]: https://github.com/Linen-dev/linen.dev
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[10]: https://www.linen.dev/signup
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