Case Study: Mixxx improves open-source collaboration with Zulip

Mixxx grows to 3,000 members with Zulip

The Mixxx open-source community, developers of free DJ software, faced a challenge in managing communication for their global, volunteer-based project. Their original platforms, a Mailman mailing list and an IRC chat channel, were no longer sufficient to keep conversations organized and accessible as their number of contributors grew. They needed a new platform to support asynchronous collaboration across time zones.

The community implemented Zulip, whose unique topic-based threading system provided the ideal solution. Zulip's structure kept conversations focused and accessible, which led to increased community engagement and the platform becoming a foundational hub for collaboration. The solution was so successful that the community grew to over 3,000 members on Zulip, with contributors reporting it to be one of the best tools for managing communication.

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