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I think it's important to continuously warn people about the freenode takeover, lest communities end up split. (see also: https://netsplit.de/networks/top10.ph

I think it's important to continuously warn people about the freenode takeover, lest communities end up split. (see also: https://netsplit.de/networks/top10.php https://netsplit.de/networks/top10.php current statistics)

atatatat 5y ago
/., Digg, reddit — centralized convenience is still too convenient. Build out open standards well, instead of trying to get people to avoid services on principles alone (it doesn't go great usually).
- abstractbeliefs 5y ago
  thankfully, IRC is an open protocol, so for most people making such a change could be as simple as mechanically replacing "chat.freenode.net" with "irc.libera.chat" in their config.
kunagi7 5y ago
Seems like the transition is going quite smoothly so the warnings are going through despite the bans and channel closures. Good job to the libera staff and community! And definitively I'm saving that link.
- manabi 5y ago
  I'm pretty sure the bans & channel closures have hastened the transition. People log in and see pretty much no one on the channel, search to see if something happened, and turn up the news about Lee fucking Freenode up. Then they leave, too.
cdubzzz 5y ago
I have been watching that graph since this whole thing flared up and, if nothing else, find it hilarious when paired with the "freenode exists for FOSS" blog post[0] with this leading statement: > The current global user count of freenode exceeds the user count of the 2nd-6th largest networks, combined. I am pleased to announce, the plan to destroy freenode has failed! [0] https://freenode.net/news/for-foss https://freenode.net/news/for-foss
kuschku 5y ago
That’s why I implemented this warning in my client: https://twitter.com/quasseldroid/status/1397824682259329024 https://twitter.com/quasseldroid/status/1397824682259329024

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I think it's important to continuously warn people about the freenode takeover, lest communities end up split. (see also: https://netsplit.de/networks/top10.ph

by Kim_Bruning 5y ago

atatatat 5y ago
/., Digg, reddit — centralized convenience is still too convenient. Build out open standards well, instead of trying to get people to avoid services on principles alone (it doesn't go great usually).
- abstractbeliefs 5y ago
  thankfully, IRC is an open protocol, so for most people making such a change could be as simple as mechanically replacing "chat.freenode.net" with "irc.libera.chat" in their config.
kunagi7 5y ago
Seems like the transition is going quite smoothly so the warnings are going through despite the bans and channel closures. Good job to the libera staff and community! And definitively I'm saving that link.
- manabi 5y ago
  I'm pretty sure the bans & channel closures have hastened the transition. People log in and see pretty much no one on the channel, search to see if something happened, and turn up the news about Lee fucking Freenode up. Then they leave, too.
cdubzzz 5y ago
I have been watching that graph since this whole thing flared up and, if nothing else, find it hilarious when paired with the "freenode exists for FOSS" blog post[0] with this leading statement: > The current global user count of freenode exceeds the user count of the 2nd-6th largest networks, combined. I am pleased to announce, the plan to destroy freenode has failed! [0] https://freenode.net/news/for-foss https://freenode.net/news/for-foss
kuschku 5y ago
That’s why I implemented this warning in my client: https://twitter.com/quasseldroid/status/1397824682259329024 https://twitter.com/quasseldroid/status/1397824682259329024