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I'm so sorry, forgive me but has there been a release? What exactly is the news here?

thebetatester 1y ago
It appears there has. I didn't realize mIRC was even still being developed but by the looks of it it's actually quite actively developed https://www.mirc.com/news.html https://www.mirc.com/news.html
- jsheard 1y ago
  Someone has to keep the IRC lights on for when Discord inevitably runs out of money and implodes.
  - echelon 1y ago
    Discord makes $600M in ARR (2023) and they haven't even started with a real ads effort or enterprise tools yet.
    - justin66 1y ago
      > Discord makes $600M in ARR Eventually they'll run out of ships to pillage, matey. But IRC will still be there.
      - echelon 1y ago
        > But IRC will still be there. IRC is a wasteland. It was once vibrant, but now it's a shell of what it once was.
        anthk 1y ago
        Tech and science group are still on. The same with Usenet, and we have misc.news.internet-discuss too.
    - bolognafairy 1y ago
      And what does the last R in ARR stand for again?
      - switch007 1y ago
        ARR is an industry standard! It's an important metric! Our investors are only interested in that figure! Quick, look over there!
blenderob 1y ago
Did you not even click on the link before commenting? Right on that page is - > mIRC v7.81 has been released. which links to https://www.mirc.com/news.html https://www.mirc.com/news.html with info about the new release from April 9th 2025. Granted it would have been better if this post linked to https://www.mirc.com/news.html https://www.mirc.com/news.html Can some change the link to https://www.mirc.com/news.html https://www.mirc.com/news.html? Mods?
- skeeterbug 1y ago
  To be fair, the front page news section doesn't even have a date next to the 7.81 release entry. I clicked it to see if there was a date, but at first glance the page just looked like a time capsule. The title of this post doesn't even mention the release.
  - blenderob 1y ago
    Fair point. The link of this post should be updated to the news page.
- deleted 1y ago
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futurecat 1y ago
yes, and this is a 30 year old software maintained by a solo dev. It's an incredible piece of internet history.
- saturn8601 1y ago
  WinRAR is also about to turn 30 in a few days.
kilpikaarna 1y ago
mIRC turns thirty this year also

It appears there has. I didn't realize mIRC was even still being developed but by the looks of it it's actually quite actively developed https://www.mirc.com/news.html https://www.mirc.com/news.html

jsheard 1y ago
Someone has to keep the IRC lights on for when Discord inevitably runs out of money and implodes.
- echelon 1y ago
  Discord makes $600M in ARR (2023) and they haven't even started with a real ads effort or enterprise tools yet.
  - justin66 1y ago
    > Discord makes $600M in ARR Eventually they'll run out of ships to pillage, matey. But IRC will still be there.
    - echelon 1y ago
      > But IRC will still be there. IRC is a wasteland. It was once vibrant, but now it's a shell of what it once was.
      - anthk 1y ago
        Tech and science group are still on. The same with Usenet, and we have misc.news.internet-discuss too.
  - bolognafairy 1y ago
    And what does the last R in ARR stand for again?
    - switch007 1y ago
      ARR is an industry standard! It's an important metric! Our investors are only interested in that figure! Quick, look over there!

blenderob 1y ago

Did you not even click on the link before commenting? Right on that page is - > mIRC v7.81 has been released. which links to https://www.mirc.com/news.html https://www.mirc.com/news.html with info about the new release from April 9th 2025. Granted it would have been better if this post linked to https://www.mirc.com/news.html https://www.mirc.com/news.html Can some change the link to https://www.mirc.com/news.html https://www.mirc.com/news.html? Mods?

skeeterbug 1y ago
To be fair, the front page news section doesn't even have a date next to the 7.81 release entry. I clicked it to see if there was a date, but at first glance the page just looked like a time capsule. The title of this post doesn't even mention the release.
- blenderob 1y ago
  Fair point. The link of this post should be updated to the news page.
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futurecat 1y ago

yes, and this is a 30 year old software maintained by a solo dev. It's an incredible piece of internet history.

saturn8601 1y ago
WinRAR is also about to turn 30 in a few days.

kilpikaarna 1y ago

mIRC turns thirty this year also