As you probably know I am running a Rocket.Chat 'instant chat' server for Koozali. (Don't tell my wife... it is my work test instance!!!)
We have no intentions of closing the forums. But chat is REALLY handy when developing and testing as you can talk 'on the fly' as you go which is extremely handy and saves a LOT of time.
Terry has been helping me test my updates to phpki and I can literally talk him through, show him screen shots, paste a quick fix etc all there & then. It is damn handy and has been waaaay faster than using foros & bug comments.
Chris has just joined us to help and we can literally answer & explain issues there & then in minutes rather than back & forth over days here. It accelerates the process.
We have chats on development of a new server manager (with themes!!), general V10 development (critical), letsencrypt, SSL/secure and general waffle.
There are only a handful of us but we have a few laughs and some bad jokes (especially Terry).
It is a lot more personal as well, and a good way to make friends with a common interest.
So, if you want to chat, or even better do something to help (just ask us what to do....) then ask me for a login.
(I am not making login sign up generally accessible for now as this is my own server and don't want the hassle of managing spam accounts etc....)
Remember. You do NOT have to be a coder to help. Testing, verifying & bug hunting are easy and vitally important. ANYONE can do that, and we can talk you through if you get stuck.
Come & chat. The best bit is none of us bite
B. Rgds
John