Updated readme to point to Slack instead of IRC
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Wondering where to go from here?
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- * Join us in #cassandra on irc.freenode.net and ask questions
+ * Join us in #cassandra on [ASF Slack](https://s.apache.org/slack-invite) and ask questions
* Subscribe to the Users mailing list by sending a mail to
user-subscribe@cassandra.apache.org
* Visit the [community section](http://cassandra.apache.org/community/) of the Cassandra website for more information on getting involved.
- * Visit the [development section](http://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/development/index.html) of the Cassandra website for more information on how to contribute.
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+ * Visit the [development section](http://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/development/index.html) of the Cassandra website for more information on how to contribute.
