Even if Freenode turns out to be compromised one way or another, that
doesn't incriminate IRC. Just switch IRC servers for the club's IRC
channel.
SteveT
Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss said on Wed, 19 May 2021 13:31:34 -0700
>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@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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