Hi, I'm the other LeChat founder. The issues with running an IRC server: 1. you still have to run it somewhere 2. you have to support it 3. there's no search

Hi, I'm the other LeChat founder. The issues with running an IRC server: 1. you still have to run it somewhere 2. you have to support it 3. there's no search (grepping through logs is not search) 4. you have to use screen/tmux to not miss anything 5. your CFO will probably never use it I think there definitely is a need in a chat tool that is "easy" to use. Having said this, I think IRC is invaluable, just in a different context.