Re: IRC, Freenode and OFTC

On Thu, 20 May 2021 at 14:54, Robert Eden <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On 5/19/2021 7:33 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
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> On Wed, May 19, 2021, 16:39 Nick Morrott <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Dear all,
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>> As Freenode seems to be imploding as I write this, I've registered
>> #xmltv on OFTC for those users who prefer to contact projects over IRC
>> (and for our own RTC).
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> Not sure where all the ex-freenoders will end
> up, but the ops/admins have mostly moved to
> libera.chat (along with some major projects)
> so it might make sense to at least register the
> channel there, too.
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> Crazy isn't it?   BTW, that's why I transferred the XMLTV.ORG domain to Schedules Direct a few years ago.... should I get hit by a bus or go crazy, a non-profit board of OSS devs is in control.
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> I've been connecting to Freenode for XMLTV (and Schedules Direct) IRC channels for years... I think I see like 1 or 2 messages a year.  Freaks me out when it happens!   I haven't decided if I'm going to migrate to libra.chat or just drop IRC and stick with Google Hangouts (or whatever it's called now).... I really don't have frequent IRC chats.

Hey all,

As a project XMLTV should decide which platform to move to.
libera.chat makes sense; I registered on OFTC as it's been up for 20
years and I'm connected for Debian.

davic (who I don't know but has always been an op in #xmltv on
Freenode) announced today they were parting from Freenode and has left
our "official" channel, which is now op-less. I don't know if Robert
is auto-opped there, as he's not around as I write this. I wasn't
opped when rejoining earlier.

It would seem sensible to start registration for #xmltv on
libera.chat, if that hasn't been done already.

Thanks,
Nick