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> Syncing that somehow across all servers in an IRC network, across netsplits and everything, is far from simple. Yes, it's not simple. But it's not impossible
by jbk 10y ago
> Syncing that somehow across all servers in an IRC network, across netsplits and everything, is far from simple.
Yes, it's not simple. But it's not impossible to do. And yes, it might not work in 100% of cases, after netsplits, but so what?
- daenney 10y agoThat matters a lot. Inconsistent history is a problem and leads to all kinds of communication issues and misunderstandings. You said you agreed on A No I edited it later to say that I meant I was in favour of B Oh, I never saw that edit...
- jbk 10y agoThat's exactly the same on Slack, and people like it.