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Re: Show HN: Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis

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Post by EvanDotPro » Thu, Dec 12, 2013, 4:11 PM UTC

Kiro wrote: post #10

Lazare wrote: post #4

So... an open-source, self-hosted version of IRCCloud, with the server written in Perl? I'm a bit too happy with IRCCloud to switch, so I'm not really in the target audience. Still, I don't run across Perl projects too often these days; nice to see some variety. :)

Any alternatives to IRCCloud? It's invite only.

I just applied for an invite and received it in ~15 minutes.

Re: Show HN: Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis

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Post by fooqux » Thu, Dec 12, 2013, 4:41 PM UTC

EvanDotPro wrote: post #6

I suppose it's only a matter of time before one of these persistent web clients / services converts me, but my current setup works surprisingly well: - Irssi + screen on my server. - IrssiNotifier [1] for push notifications to my Android phone when I'm hilighted/PM'd. - Connect from my phone using Irssi ConnectBot [2], which is just an SSH client that supports gestures for interacting with Irssi (swipe left/right to…

I might give that setup a shot. I've been using ZNC + AndChat for awhile, but some of the warts in it are starting to really annoy me; namely it's multiple-server functionality.

I typically dislike having to run things in screen though. It's not that bloody hard to create a daemon in linux.

Re: Show HN: Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis

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Post by aksx » Thu, Dec 12, 2013, 4:59 PM UTC

jhthorsen wrote: post #9

Lazare wrote: post #4

So... an open-source, self-hosted version of IRCCloud, with the server written in Perl? I'm a bit too happy with IRCCloud to switch, so I'm not really in the target audience. Still, I don't run across Perl projects too often these days; nice to see some variety. :)

Got any killer features that we should add to Convos?

* Push notifications for phones

Re: Show HN: Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis

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Post by glomph » Thu, Dec 12, 2013, 5:24 PM UTC

See also kiwiric. ALthough they have yet to to deliver on persistence.

Re: Show HN: Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis

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Post by Spittie » Thu, Dec 12, 2013, 5:58 PM UTC

EvanDotPro wrote: post #11

Kiro wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any alternatives to IRCCloud? It's invite only.

I just applied for an invite and received it in ~15 minutes.

It took almost 3 years for me, ahaha. But I'm sure they just had some problems with my accounts or something.

Re: Show HN: Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis

#16

Post by laumars » Thu, Dec 12, 2013, 6:04 PM UTC

fooqux wrote: post #12

EvanDotPro wrote: post #6

I suppose it's only a matter of time before one of these persistent web clients / services converts me, but my current setup works surprisingly well: - Irssi + screen on my server. - IrssiNotifier [1] for push notifications to my Android phone when I'm hilighted/PM'd. - Connect from my phone using Irssi ConnectBot [2], which is just an SSH client that supports gestures for interacting with Irssi (swipe left/right to…

I might give that setup a shot. I've been using ZNC + AndChat for awhile, but some of the warts in it are starting to really annoy me; namely it's multiple-server functionality. I typically dislike having to run things in screen though. It's not that bloody hard to create a daemon in linux.

It wouldn't make sense to run irssi as a daemon though as it's got a proper UI to it (not sure if it's written in ncurses or not, but it's that sort of thing). So this is the type of set up that screen is ideal for.

I agree about the annoyances of AndChat though - and specifically the multiple-server implementation thing you mentioned. Personally I still prefer that to running screen+irssi on a touch screen phone (I used to run that set up back when I had the Google G1 / HTC Dream - but personally I don't enjoy using irssi on a touch screen)

Re: Show HN: Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis

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Post by Lazare » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 12:05 AM UTC

Kiro wrote: post #10

Lazare wrote: post #4

So... an open-source, self-hosted version of IRCCloud, with the server written in Perl? I'm a bit too happy with IRCCloud to switch, so I'm not really in the target audience. Still, I don't run across Perl projects too often these days; nice to see some variety. :)

Any alternatives to IRCCloud? It's invite only.

I've got a couple invites if you want. I didn't realise it was still invite only. :)

Re: Show HN: Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis

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Post by Lazare » Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 12:06 AM UTC

jhthorsen wrote: post #9

Lazare wrote: post #4

So... an open-source, self-hosted version of IRCCloud, with the server written in Perl? I'm a bit too happy with IRCCloud to switch, so I'm not really in the target audience. Still, I don't run across Perl projects too often these days; nice to see some variety. :)

Got any killer features that we should add to Convos?

1. A publically available demo/sandbox, so people who are curious but lazy can take it for a spin.

2. Native mobile clients.