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A short-cycled policy update to https://freenode.net/policies https://freenode.net/policies and a blog post espousing love and FOSS by Lee https://freenode.net/

by xbar 5y ago

A short-cycled policy update to https://freenode.net/policies https://freenode.net/policies and a blog post espousing love and FOSS by Lee https://freenode.net/news/for-foss https://freenode.net/news/for-foss ("President freenode limited") feels hollow and vindictive. Goodbye, whatever open culture remained in Freenode.

ilaksh 5y ago
They just moved to a different domain name.
kemayo 5y ago
The tone of that blog post is a bit unhinged. Taking a break to talk about cancel culture, and the definitely-real hundreds of complaints Lee has received about it...
- 1propionyl 5y ago
  If you think that's unhinged... https://www.irc.com/lets-take-irc-further https://www.irc.com/lets-take-irc-further
  - arkitaip 5y ago
    It's sad that he destroyed the very thing he cherished above everything else. That is, if he is telling the truth.
    - joepie91_ 5y ago
      I do believe he was truthful about his intentions. But his ego has gotten in the way of realizing that his approach is wrong, and is causing harm.
    - jeltz 5y ago
      I suspect that he is. It is pretty sad to see delusional people like this.
  - lioeters 5y ago
    > I will do unto others as I would like done to myself. Too bad he didn't follow through on this statement.
- asddubs 5y ago
  as well as the "tens of thousands of messages of love and support we have received". So at least 20,000 people took the time to write a message of support for an irc network that has 60k members, by their own count
  - tremon 5y ago
    It could have just been one spambot, they don't say from how many users the messages came.
    - asddubs 5y ago
      we've received tens of thousands of messages of support. thanks, gary!