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Yes, except irc cloud is a 3rd party platform and requires payment as far as I'm aware. "Something like irc cloud" should have been baked into the ircd/protoco
by na85 9y ago
Yes, except irc cloud is a 3rd party platform and requires payment as far as I'm aware.
"Something like irc cloud" should have been baked into the ircd/protocol so that there's a lower barrier to entry.
- kuschku 9y agoWell, Quassel is the same, open source, under GPL, self-hosted. (Disclaimer: I contribute to Quassel occasionally)
- na85 9y agoAgain, it needs to be baked into the server, otherwise it's just another barrier to entry.
- kuschku 9y agoThat’s not really possible, actually. The push notification systems used by Android and iOS only allow the same person that can authorize updates for an app to send push notifications to this app. This means either every IRC app would need to operate an open gateway for notifications, or you’d need to give every IRC server the same certificate that you use to sign your app updates on the Apple AppStore. Push notifications on mobile devices are designed to only work for situations where the same company controls all servers, and apps.
- na85 9y agoOkay, well, now we've discovered a big obstacle to irc adoption on mobile. Things like this are the reason slack and discord ate irc. Most users simply won't sign up for 3 services just to chat.
- kuschku 9y agoWell, rather, we've discovered why everything is becoming centralized, not just IRC.