This looks exactly like Shout[1]. This seems to be an IRC channel, and you have a web interface (using Shout) hosted on your domain, with some of Shout's features removed so that people can't use it to connect to other IRC servers. And you aren't giving any credit to Shout. *EDIT: My apologies, I totally jumped the gun there. I didn't see the "?" at the bottom, which states that that's exactly what this is. I still t…
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Re: Show HN: Kwak, a real-time discussion platform
#12I like the name. A platform to leave our 'kwakjes'. And in real-time.
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#13This looks exactly like Shout[1]. This seems to be an IRC channel, and you have a web interface (using Shout) hosted on your domain, with some of Shout's features removed so that people can't use it to connect to other IRC servers. And you aren't giving any credit to Shout. *EDIT: My apologies, I totally jumped the gun there. I didn't see the "?" at the bottom, which states that that's exactly what this is. I still t…
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#15Where did this sudden interest in reinventing IRC come from? It seems we get one of these every day now.
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#16This looks exactly like Shout[1]. This seems to be an IRC channel, and you have a web interface (using Shout) hosted on your domain, with some of Shout's features removed so that people can't use it to connect to other IRC servers. And you aren't giving any credit to Shout. *EDIT: My apologies, I totally jumped the gun there. I didn't see the "?" at the bottom, which states that that's exactly what this is. I still t…
The interface will change eventually to support all the features that we intend.
We first started by mapping IRC features and for that shout is super convenient .. but it is just the start ;)
Re: Show HN: Kwak, a real-time discussion platform
#17Very nice. The UI feels slightly slower (more sluggish) than web IRC chats. The ability to enable audio on messages or @mentions (in settings) is a good addition. But how does kwak want/expect people to use this? www.kwak.io just has 4 hashtags and jumps me straight into a chatroom. Either I am missing something or there's nothing more to this "Show HN" than literally showing it?
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#18> "real-time discussion platform" So... it's chat?
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#19Where did this sudden interest in reinventing IRC come from? It seems we get one of these every day now.
It seems like this is, in fact, just a skinned IRC and not a reimplementation.
- you can't change nick
- you can go full anonymous
- Hashtags (or channels if you like) are automatically ranked)
- you can post media
- ...
Re: Show HN: Kwak, a real-time discussion platform
#20Sooo, a Gitter clone?