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[clime <clime7@xxxxxxxxx>]

By the way, what about libera.chat? I have heard lots of freenode admins is
moving there and it is irc. Is it out of the question? I guess I am ok with
any option in the end. I am glad somebody was able to take initiative here.

clime

On Friday, 21 May 2021, clime <clime7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 20 May 2021 at 17:14, Sheogorath
> <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > On Thu, 2021-05-20 at 13:27 +0200, clime wrote:
> > > I like IRC very much and I don't really plan on stop using it.
> > >
> > I don't think to need to, but I'm reasonably sure that you can find a
> > matrix client that you'll enjoy :)
>
> Well, https://matrix.org/docs/projects/client/weechat-matrix
>
> >
> > > That being said, I don't want to hinder any progress. Maybe I would
> > > argue,
> > > that gitlab issue tracker is the best for more long-term questions :)
> > > and IRC
> > > is more "ask and if you are lucky, you get the answer :).
> > >
> > > What client I would use to connect to libravatar channel if we went
> > > fully by your idea?
> >
> > While I personally use the element Flatpak[1] on Fedora, as well as
> > Element-android from F-droid[2], some people consider that a bit boring
> > or mono-cultural, therefore I want to recommend to also have a look at
> > FluffyChat[3] or Fractal[4]. Note, there might be some restrictions in
> > the feature set, such as E2EE and video chats not being available in
> > Fractal, however, all of those clients should be well-suited for the
> > usage of a public room such as libravatar will be.
> >
> > > What would be the communication protocol then?
> >
> > The protocol that is used, would be matrix[5]. Matrix is a federated
> > messaging protocol (in the basic mindeset comparable to XMPP), that has
> > found a lot of adoption recently in the free software world as well as
> > around universities.
> >
> > There are multiple ways to host own matrix servers[6], there are also
> > public matrix servers available[7], and while right now, there is no
> > fully functional alternative server implementation to synapse, there
> > are various upcoming, providing more diversity in that spectrum as
> > well.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > I hope that answers your questions so far and I'll provide some more
> > details on basics in a second e-mail.
> >
> > [1]: https://flathub.org/apps/details/im.riot.Riot
> > [2]: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.app/
> > [3]: https://fluffychat.im/en/
> > [4]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal
> > [5]: https://matrix.org/docs/spec/
> > [6]: https://matrix.org/docs/guides/installing-synapse
> > [7]: https://www.hello-matrix.net/public_servers.php
> >
> > --
> > Signed
> > Sheogorath
> >
> > OpenPGP: https://shivering-isles.com/openpgp/0xFCB98C2A3EC6F601.txt
>