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This is a great addition to Matrix. One of the things I really like about Matrix is how matrix.org has an IRC bridge that bridges all of Freenode. It is good to

by susam 6y ago

This is a great addition to Matrix. One of the things I really like about Matrix is how matrix.org has an IRC bridge that bridges all of Freenode. It is good to see Gitter getting bridged into Matrix too. For example, if you want to join Freenode #lisp channel via Matrix, you can do so by joining #freenode_#lisp:matrix.org. Here is a direct Element web client URL to it, in case you want to try it now: https://app.element.io/#/room/#freenode_#lisp:matrix.org https://app.element.io/#/room/#freenode_#lisp:matrix.org . Element (previous known as Riot) web client is a great way to get started with Matrix without having to install anything. You have to create an account of course but after that it is pretty straightforward. The fact that all of Freenode (and now Gitter) is available on it makes it like one big IRC bouncer. Moreover, this is all distributed and decentralized! Here is another safe Matrix room to try out and experiment with: https://app.element.io/#/room/#spxy:matrix.org https://app.element.io/#/room/#spxy:matrix.org . Most of us here are from Hacker News. We talk about computer science and mathematics here. Common Lisp and Emacs are being discussed these days. Say "hi" if you join it! :)

Liskni_si 6y ago
Does the IRC bridge work reliably for you? I tried experimenting with Matrix today, I could make it to join #freenode_#xmonad:matrix.org but any message I sent didn't go through to the IRC side. When I then joined #irc:matrix.org it seems several other people were reporting this not working lately. To make this experience even less amusing, I then tried to join #xmonad:matrix.org, assuming it's the matrix equivalent of #xmonad on freenode, but it just said I'm not invited and that was it. Can't say I'm impressed. :-(
- susam 6y ago
  The IRC bridge has worked reliably for me so far. My messages from Matrix get delivered to Freenode IRC channel without any problems, so far. The settings of #xmonad:matrix.org show that they allow only invited users to access their room. Here is a screenshot of their room settings: https://i.imgur.com/vxap6wY.png https://i.imgur.com/vxap6wY.png . This is a little weird indeed. However, there are other plenty of other rooms that do not require invitation to join.
  - Liskni_si 6y ago
    It seems only #xmonad on freenode is affected, so I've been asked by @matrixdotorg to report an issue and I'll do that asap. Also, #xmonad:matrix.org being invite only seems to be another bug. I contacted the room admin who sent me a similar screenshot as you did, showing that the room is _not_ set to invite-only, and they had to upgrade the room version from 1 to 6 to fix it. I can now join the room. I have to say this has been a very frustrating experience. In addition to these two problems with #xmonad, I also suffer from https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248 https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248, https://github.com/wee-slack/wee-slack/issues/812 https://github.com/wee-slack/wee-slack/issues/812. I am afraid the takeaway is that Matrix is not ready yet. :-/

by susam 6y ago

Liskni_si 6y ago

Does the IRC bridge work reliably for you? I tried experimenting with Matrix today, I could make it to join #freenode_#xmonad:matrix.org but any message I sent didn't go through to the IRC side. When I then joined #irc:matrix.org it seems several other people were reporting this not working lately. To make this experience even less amusing, I then tried to join #xmonad:matrix.org, assuming it's the matrix equivalent of #xmonad on freenode, but it just said I'm not invited and that was it. Can't say I'm impressed. :-(

susam 6y ago
The IRC bridge has worked reliably for me so far. My messages from Matrix get delivered to Freenode IRC channel without any problems, so far. The settings of #xmonad:matrix.org show that they allow only invited users to access their room. Here is a screenshot of their room settings: https://i.imgur.com/vxap6wY.png https://i.imgur.com/vxap6wY.png . This is a little weird indeed. However, there are other plenty of other rooms that do not require invitation to join.
- Liskni_si 6y ago
  It seems only #xmonad on freenode is affected, so I've been asked by @matrixdotorg to report an issue and I'll do that asap. Also, #xmonad:matrix.org being invite only seems to be another bug. I contacted the room admin who sent me a similar screenshot as you did, showing that the room is _not_ set to invite-only, and they had to upgrade the room version from 1 to 6 to fix it. I can now join the room. I have to say this has been a very frustrating experience. In addition to these two problems with #xmonad, I also suffer from https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248 https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248, https://github.com/wee-slack/wee-slack/issues/812 https://github.com/wee-slack/wee-slack/issues/812. I am afraid the takeaway is that Matrix is not ready yet. :-/