IRC network takeover

[Aaron Jones]

I’ll swing by. I like IRC. I hope we stay with IRC. 

> On May 19, 2021, at 12:57 PM, der.hans via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> 
> moin moin,
> 
> it seems there's been a takeover of the IRC network we've been using for
> years.
> 
> https://lwn.net/Articles/856543/
> 
> Several of the volunteer staff I know of have resigned. I do not know
> them, just know of them. Others that I do know have been actively helping
> people move.
> 
> Here's a statement from the corporate person:
> 
> https://gist.github.com/realrasengan/88549ec34ee32d01629354e4075d2d48
> 
> Lots of other FLOSS project are moving to the new Libera.chat network.
> 
> I have setup #PLUGaz on there to make sure we don't get squatted off our
> normal channel name.
> 
> Do we want to move? Do we want to consider other IRC networks?
> 
> Do we want to move to Matrix or other FLOSS chat?
> 
> In any case, swing by one and/or the other and say hi.
> 
> We are requiring nick registration to join the new channel at this time
> and Libera.chat does require an email address to register a nick. It
> allows sub-addressing, so you can use a unique email address.
> 
> SSL connections: irc.Libera.chat/6697
> clear text connections: irc.Libera.chat/6667
> 
> ciao,
> 
> der.hans
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