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I'll look into it. We should have an unlimited account. Edit: it appears there is a 5 guest limit per paid account. Edit 2: I think I'm going to set up a Mat

I'll look into it. We should have an unlimited account. Edit: it appears there is a 5 guest limit per paid account. Edit 2: I think I'm going to set up a Mattermost server and push people that way.

liveify 10y ago
You could also consider discord. It's popular in the gaming community but is capable of housing large discussions
- trafficlight 10y ago
  That would work too.
  - popey456963 10y ago
    Would definitely recommend Discord, although it's aimed at gamers, it seems to be an amazing all-round chat service. Rooms are of an unlimited size and have all the core functionality like file & image sharing, code highlighting, "reactions", which we've come to expect but also focuses more on getting people to speak to each other. It's built on electron and is both really quick & also require almost no resources when running in the background.
    - zer0t3ch 10y ago
      It has code highlighting? This is news to me.
      - rohmish 10y ago
        discord has become so much more than a gaming comms platform now. And rightfully so. It is an amazing platform.
        zer0t3ch 10y ago
        Definitely, I use it for most of my comms. (Except for Telegram which I use for general messaging)
mynewtb 10y ago
Consider simply using matrix.org, no need for hosting anything yourself unless you want to
woah 10y ago
Might want to try Riot. It uses a protocol called Matrix, which is the successor to IRC. What this means is that you're not tied to them. Also the web, desktop, and mobile clients are pretty sweet.
- mst 10y ago
  It's more aimed to be a successor to XMPP/SMS - hence the focus on federation and mobile friendliness. Edit: Note this statement is based on my talking to people actually at matrix, on the dev team.
- kiallmacinnes 10y ago
  Does Matrix really have the userbase in place to start calling it an IRC successor so definitively? It may be aiming for it, and I do hope we see an open chat protocol succeed over all the Slacks and HipChats, but calling it the successor right now seems a little disingenuous!
  - yuvipanda 10y ago
    Don't see anything else around that fits that bill. They also have amazing IRC bridging - I have been using Matrix bridged into Freenode as my primary 'IRC Client' for almost a year now.
    - kiallmacinnes 10y ago
      IRCv3?
- kuschku 10y ago
  Calling Matrix the successor to IRC, when there's actually new IRC standards in development, is very misleading.
Famicoman 10y ago
I'd really like to see usage of Matrix/Riot instead. A federated, open network and you can easily bridge your existing slack channels.
shambolic 10y ago
Or you could just use an IRC channel...
- bottled_poe 10y ago
  But that's old. I'm only interested in new new NEW!!
  - matt_wulfeck 10y ago
    You have to admit, getting people on slack is much easier than getting them to join your irc channel.
    - ashark 10y ago
      Despite having to have Slack for work anyway, I find joining public projects' Slack channels to be too high-commitment, so I never do it. IRC? No problem. I also like that IRC somehow has both a less formal and a lower-BS feel/culture to it. For non-tech people, yeah, it's probably easier.
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storrgie 10y ago
Consider matrix first.
zoltanveres 10y ago
Hi, let us know when this is ready, i would love to join as well.

I'll look into it. We should have an unlimited account. Edit: it appears there is a 5 guest limit per paid account. Edit 2: I think I'm going to set up a Mattermost server and push people that way.

liveify 10y ago

You could also consider discord. It's popular in the gaming community but is capable of housing large discussions

trafficlight 10y ago
That would work too.
- popey456963 10y ago
  Would definitely recommend Discord, although it's aimed at gamers, it seems to be an amazing all-round chat service. Rooms are of an unlimited size and have all the core functionality like file & image sharing, code highlighting, "reactions", which we've come to expect but also focuses more on getting people to speak to each other. It's built on electron and is both really quick & also require almost no resources when running in the background.
  - zer0t3ch 10y ago
    It has code highlighting? This is news to me.
    - rohmish 10y ago
      discord has become so much more than a gaming comms platform now. And rightfully so. It is an amazing platform.
      - zer0t3ch 10y ago
        Definitely, I use it for most of my comms. (Except for Telegram which I use for general messaging)

mynewtb 10y ago

Consider simply using matrix.org, no need for hosting anything yourself unless you want to

woah 10y ago

Might want to try Riot. It uses a protocol called Matrix, which is the successor to IRC. What this means is that you're not tied to them. Also the web, desktop, and mobile clients are pretty sweet.

mst 10y ago
It's more aimed to be a successor to XMPP/SMS - hence the focus on federation and mobile friendliness. Edit: Note this statement is based on my talking to people actually at matrix, on the dev team.
kiallmacinnes 10y ago
Does Matrix really have the userbase in place to start calling it an IRC successor so definitively? It may be aiming for it, and I do hope we see an open chat protocol succeed over all the Slacks and HipChats, but calling it the successor right now seems a little disingenuous!
- yuvipanda 10y ago
  Don't see anything else around that fits that bill. They also have amazing IRC bridging - I have been using Matrix bridged into Freenode as my primary 'IRC Client' for almost a year now.
  - kiallmacinnes 10y ago
    IRCv3?
kuschku 10y ago
Calling Matrix the successor to IRC, when there's actually new IRC standards in development, is very misleading.

Famicoman 10y ago

I'd really like to see usage of Matrix/Riot instead. A federated, open network and you can easily bridge your existing slack channels.

shambolic 10y ago

Or you could just use an IRC channel...

bottled_poe 10y ago
But that's old. I'm only interested in new new NEW!!
- matt_wulfeck 10y ago
  You have to admit, getting people on slack is much easier than getting them to join your irc channel.
  - ashark 10y ago
    Despite having to have Slack for work anyway, I find joining public projects' Slack channels to be too high-commitment, so I never do it. IRC? No problem. I also like that IRC somehow has both a less formal and a lower-BS feel/culture to it. For non-tech people, yeah, it's probably easier.

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storrgie 10y ago

Consider matrix first.

zoltanveres 10y ago

Hi, let us know when this is ready, i would love to join as well.