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  1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 00:22:39 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    in reply to
    • clacke: looking for something 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
    @clacke Yes. That isn't only true of #Discord, by the way. I used to see projects nearly devoid of documentation, but they'd push you to #IRC. And same for #Matrix or #XMPP MUCs.

    I use IRC, but if I need info (a config setting, the setup process, etc) some questions recur and should be documented so they don't clog up the channel. Others occur so rarely that only one or two people know a fix. Those especially need to go into the documentation. Not just because of "truck factor", but because even those people can forget if there is a long enough time between the question recurring.
    In conversation about 5 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 00:23:07 EDT Ji Fu Ji Fu

    ♲ @shawnandrew@diaspora.psyco.fr: ♲ https://podling.oksocial.net/posts/53af30f0be61013b3e92000c29dfc710 @sweatshirt@podling.oksocial.net:

    Hey everyone, I’m #newhere https://libranet.de/search?tag=newhere. I’m interested in #archlinux https://libranet.de/search?tag=archlinux, #coding https://libranet.de/search?tag=coding, #darksouls https://libranet.de/search?tag=darksouls, #emacs https://libranet.de/search?tag=emacs, #gaming https://libranet.de/search?tag=gaming, #gentoo https://libranet.de/search?tag=gentoo, #irc https://libranet.de/search?tag=irc, and #linux https://libranet.de/search?tag=linux.
    In conversation about 5 months ago from libranet.de permalink

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    1. Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I’m interested in #archlinux, #coding, ...
      from diaspora* social network
      Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I’m interested in #archlinux, #coding, #darksouls, #emacs, #gaming, #gentoo, #irc, and #linux.
  3. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Jan-2023 16:00:08 EST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    My use of #Matrix has really plummeted. After the last time that it wiped my bridged #IRC rooms, I decided that it isn't worth the hassle of re-adding them every 30-60 days. So now, have a few Matrix rooms (most of which are completely inactive) and one #Gitter room (bridged, I think, though the plan is for Gitter to speak the Matrix protocol soon).

    I left the #Python space and the rooms it contains because one of the admins / moderators was abusive toward a room member.
    In conversation about 9 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 20-Feb-2022 12:38:16 EST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Also, whenever I've used #Discord, I've found that finding information is too difficult. You need to load the scrollback for the time period in question, then proceed backward from where you are to the time when the question and answer occurred.

    I don't recall there being a search feature, but even if there were, posts don't get their own addressable URIs, so it isn't possible to link that answer as a reference in a public Q&A/FAQ.

    So it has almost all the negatives of #IRC, but with a central corporate operator that is incentivized to block external solutions to those negatives. At least with IRC, there are externally operated bouncers and loggers that help solve many of its issues.
    In conversation Sunday, 20-Feb-2022 12:38:16 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  5. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Dec-2021 07:25:38 EST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    in reply to
    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    • aab
    • Gijs Hillenius
    @aab Good to see that @gijs is getting connected. I used to add people I had seen in the #IRC channel (and the connected #XMPP MUC) as contacts, to help extend the network. I should probably get back to that.

    (It helps if I spell people's usernames correctly.)
    In conversation Wednesday, 22-Dec-2021 07:25:38 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  6. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Dec-2021 07:24:33 EST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    • aab
    @aab Good to see that @gis@post.hillenius.net is getting connected. I used to add people I had seen in the #IRC channel (and the connected #XMPP MUC) as contacts, to help extend the network. I should probably get back to that.
    In conversation Wednesday, 22-Dec-2021 07:24:33 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  7. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Dec-2021 13:31:32 EST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    in reply to
    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    A #VPN provider that I used shut down without much notice (in fact, the only way I found out was that I visited their site months later, trying to figure out why I hadn't been able to connect).

    The #hotel I was using had a local provider that blocked #Fediverse instances (including Mastodon.Social), #Diaspora, #XMPP, #IRC, and a certain mail provider that I still use. They did not block: #Facebook, #Twitter, #GMail, or Outlook / #Hotmail

    Because I couldn't connect to the VPN, I discovered how many perfectly normal sites were blocked because they weren't on the top 100 list. I went downstairs and informed the front desk that I would be leaving their establishment because of their blocking.

    I received a phone call from their networking vendor, who logged into their router and proxy and turned off filtering on a list of about 25 sites they'd blocked.

    But the point is, the hotel and its provider cannot be trusted not to fsck with your data. Always use a VPN.
    In conversation Monday, 20-Dec-2021 13:31:32 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 08-Jul-2021 22:21:16 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    #IRC Please get away from Freenode as soon as you can, the hostile takeover has devolved into a DNS typosquatting attack against https://libera.chat and no matter what you think of the new Freenode administration in general, this isn't right.

    ♲ @mhoye@mastodon.social: Just typo'ed a servername while reconnecting to an IRC channel, and accidentally put in libera dot net instead of the correct dot chat, and you wouldn't believe where I found myself: Back on Freenode. Who've apparently secured that domain, and are using it to try to trick people back on to their services.

    libera.chat
    In conversation Thursday, 08-Jul-2021 22:21:16 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink

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      Libera Chat
      from Libera Chat
      A next-generation IRC network for FOSS projects collaboration!
  9. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 08-Jul-2021 18:22:51 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/106546771511613058

    It seems that #Freenode registered Libera dot net in order to trick people into using their #IRC network instead of #Libera.Chat's network.

    Such scumbags. If you're still using Freenode, what are you waiting for? About the only thing they haven't done yet is publicly expose the identities of IRC users.
    In conversation Thursday, 08-Jul-2021 18:22:51 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  10. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 05-Jul-2021 01:46:48 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Trying to assist someone in #IRC with software I haven't used in a while. I linked the section in the docs that says what to do, but they don't seem to understand it. (To be fair, the config file can be rather complex for no good reason.)

    Tempted to spin up the software for a quick test, in the hope that I can pastebin a working config for them to copy.
    In conversation Monday, 05-Jul-2021 01:46:48 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  11. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Jun-2021 00:47:22 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    in reply to
    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    channels -- over 20K ... Why would someone let their channel remain there, given recent history?

    servers over 20 ... if I was an organization sponsoring a server, I would talk to OFTC, LiberaChat, Rizon, and maybe a couple of other major #IRC networks to decide which network to move the sponsorship to.
    In conversation Tuesday, 22-Jun-2021 00:47:22 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jun-2021 23:01:11 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    https://linux.chat/linux-on-freenode/

    Another purge. Likely predates the database reset.

    #Freenode #LiberaChat #IRC
    In conversation Wednesday, 16-Jun-2021 23:01:11 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      ##linux on freenode
      By OpenSourceCoder from Linux.Chat
      Last remaining >1000 user community channel seized by freenode staffLate in the evening of June 12, 2021, freenode staff seized the largest community channel left on freenode.They cleared the ##linux access list and established themselves as channel owners. In the process they kicked roughly a thousand remaining users from ##linux, trying to forward them to
  13. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jun-2021 20:51:29 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    https://www.fsf.org/news/update-to-the-fsf-and-gnus-plan-to-move-irc-channels-to-libera.chat [www fsf org]

    #FSF and #GNU #IRC channels to leave #Freenode. It was supposed to be an orderly transition with officially sponsored channels to be replaced with unofficial '##channelname' channels, but Freenode seized those channels suddenly.

    Later on, they changed server software without transferring the user & channel databases, so every user and project choosing to remain there had to re-create from scratch.
    In conversation Wednesday, 16-Jun-2021 20:51:29 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  14. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Jun-2021 03:10:04 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I guess some of https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Migrating_to_Libera_Chat is now unnecessary, since #Freenode wiped its database. It is likely that many formerly idling users will wind up moving to the #LiberaChat or #OFTC #IRC networks once they go to log in and find out their accounts and rooms no longer exist.
    In conversation Wednesday, 16-Jun-2021 03:10:04 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      IRC/Migrating to Libera Chat - Meta
  15. Matrix.org (matrix@mastodon.matrix.org)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Jun-2021 11:33:20 EDT Matrix.org Matrix.org

    RT @openoms@twitter.com

    Here is the way to join all the IRC channels on http://libera.chat through a Matrix client like http://app.element.io: https://fedoramagazine.org/access-freenode-using-matrix-clients/

    With Matrix there is no need to worry about exposing IP addresses on IRC or needing to be online.

    h/t: @PalazzoVincenzo@twitter.com #IRC

    🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/openoms/status/1399985666566594560

    In conversation Wednesday, 02-Jun-2021 11:33:20 EDT from mastodon.matrix.org permalink
  16. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jun-2021 03:19:48 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I should find out whether #Darcs and #Pijul have #IRC channels set up for their users. It looks like #Fossil has an unofficial channel (latest info says it is on Freenode). I should also look for #Mercurial and #Git and #Breezy / #Bazaar.
    In conversation Tuesday, 01-Jun-2021 03:19:48 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  17. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 27-May-2021 13:54:06 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    in reply to
    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Pretty overwhelmingly against remaining on #Freenode. Seems pretty scattered on whether to choose #LiberaChat, #OFTC, some other #IRC network, or self-host.
    In conversation Thursday, 27-May-2021 13:54:06 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  18. Matrix.org (matrix@mastodon.matrix.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-May-2021 07:15:33 EDT Matrix.org Matrix.org

    Freenode has put redirects in place on >325 channels bridged to Matrix. The bridge doesn't follow redirects so you'll have to manually rejoin the new address if needed. Tell us in #irc:http://matrix.org if your channel is stuck. We're setting up the @liberachat@twitter.com bridge asap.

    In conversation Wednesday, 26-May-2021 07:15:33 EDT from mastodon.matrix.org permalink
  19. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 22-May-2021 14:41:12 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I have to read up on #IRC. In one room I'm in, someone set my account to +v and I don't know what it means. I mean, obviously, they granted me some extra privilege, which I don't know enough to even know how to use.
    In conversation Saturday, 22-May-2021 14:41:12 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  20. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 22-May-2021 14:18:11 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    This report makes it clear that it is now time for all projects to move off #Freenode #IRC. https://www.devever.net/~hl/freenode_abuse

    You can move to #LiberaChat, to #OFTC, to #Rizon, etc. Or use #Matrix or an #XMPP MUC instead of IRC. Just don't "wait and see" and be surprised when your channel is targeted.
    In conversation Saturday, 22-May-2021 14:18:11 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
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