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"Leaving" is a nice euphemism for "channel seized, group contact nicks k-lined, and ops handed over to random buddies of Andrew Lee".
by gerikson 5y ago
"Leaving" is a nice euphemism for "channel seized, group contact nicks k-lined, and ops handed over to random buddies of Andrew Lee".
- MaxBarraclough 5y agoPerhaps I'm out of the loop but what does k-line mean?
- canttestthis 5y agoA type of IRC ban https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC_operator#Ban_Types https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC_operator#Ban_Types
- progval 5y agoNote that in most modern IRC networks (such as freenode), klines are also applied to all servers, because it no longer makes sense to ban only from the local server.
- OrvalWintermute 5y agoI think the whole situation reminds me a little of what happens with the monetization of OSS. Awesome developers create some OSS that catches on. They gain a huge amount of traction and goodwill. Monetization follows, forks happen. The OSS is forked into a crippleware "community edition", and a premium version. Except in this case: Numerous awesome folks create groups of communities on a service. They gain a huge amount of traction and goodwill. Rogue monetization effort follows, forks happen. Community flees a new not-so-benevolent dictator. Such a sad situation, particularly for the folks that invested so much time in nurturing these communities, and the platform itself.
- mulmen 5y agoIs it sad? Or is it encouraging that people still have this choice? What if #python had been built on Facebook or Google Plus? #python didn't leave IRC, they are just on a different network. Is this not the value proposition of open, decentralized and self-hostable services?