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IRC might be designed around a simple protocol, but it is not simple in operation. The plethora of command line options explains why IRC is only loved by (some)
by open-source-ux 5y ago
IRC might be designed around a simple protocol, but it is not simple in operation. The plethora of command line options explains why IRC is only loved by (some) developers and nobody else.
I suspect some IRC users like the high barrier to entry (but would never admit to it): it keeps out all those clueless 'non-technical' users.
- janc_ 5y agoThere are GUI clients for IRC that don’t need any “command line options” (some don’t even support them). And there are (and certainly were) plenty of people on IRC who aren’t very technical. Seriously, around 20 years ago it was often used as a "dating app" by regular users, or for radio listeners & DJs to chat, etc.