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Ask HN: Are there any good open-sourced IRC tools for teams
Hi HN !
There is a lot of great services like Grove.io or Hichat available for teams.
Are there open-sourced alternatives for these services ?
Thanks !
- fbeans 13y agoGet an IRC client that supports plug-ins and scripts and create your own tools. I use IRSSI and there are loads of scripts available to use as a starting point.
- geekuillaume 13y agoIRSSI doesn't allow basic needs for a team (not only developpers). It needs persistence and a web based client. I don't think it would be very challenging doing a open sourced service like this but I don't understand why anyone hasn't done it.
- bnejad 13y agoSounds like your company should create it then :)
- runjake 13y agoShort answer: yes. Long answer: You haven't defined your wants and requirements so I couldn't possibly answer this question effectively at this time.
- lifeisstillgood 13y agothere are no good IRC tools for teams. IRC is like a telephone that rings silently - at any moment one of your team could be online hoping to chat / ask a question / get vital info. And you must constantly be burning cycles checking the IRC, just in case. because it would be rude to leave someone hanging so may I suggest one of those newfangled email lists and SMS texts when you really need to reach someone
- unknownian 13y agoYou would be looking for either an IRC bouncer or something like Kandan http://kandanapp.com/ http://kandanapp.com/ Cheers
- tzakrajs 13y agoIf you are looking for an async MUC bot writen in Python, here is a pretty good one that has been really easy to write plugins for: https://github.com/Netflix/brutal https://github.com/Netflix/brutal
- cjbprime 13y agohttps://github.com/thedjpetersen/subway https://github.com/thedjpetersen/subway adds persistence and a web based client to IRC.