Seems like 2 Arch Linux maintainers have now been klined after they (again) took over ##archlinux to redirect people back to #archlinux.
Goodbye Freenode
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Re: Goodbye Freenode
#12I mean, I guess if new Freenode's mission to "preserve IRC" includes preserving drama, flamewars, channel takeovers, and mass bans, then mission accomplished!
Re: Goodbye Freenode
#13At this point, it has been exceedingly clear that almost every project has jumped ship[0][1]. For weeks the leave list has grown to over 700 while the stay list is at 3. [0] https://github.com/siraben/freenode-exodus [1] https://isfreenodedeadyet.com/
> or weeks the leave list has grown to over 700 while the stay list is at 3.
It's more like 1.5 [0]. #techrights stayed and #forth has a bridged setup. The third channel listed is #freenode.
[0] https://github.com/siraben/freenode-exodus#projects-and-chan...
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#14if you k-line nedbat, of all people, you’re obviously deranged. fuckin’ bye.
Who is nedbat?
Re: Goodbye Freenode
#15While I agree that Libera is New Freenode and Old Freenode is rapidly dying a death, this whole episode has soured me mightily against Freenode as a whole. This should never have happened in the first place and the blame for it lies squarely at the OldFreenode/Libera admin's feet, not whichever outside actor took advantage of it. The admins are an "old boys network" - not chosen by the community, or elected, but simply in-group appointment - and while Rasengan is certainly a loose cannon, I have seen enough chatlogs to note that "the admins" are not innocent of power-tripping and favoritism either.
If I were starting an IRC channel for a free software project now, I would put it on OFTC, which has a real governance model with elections and - mysteriously - also manages to be drama-free.
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#16Re: Goodbye Freenode
#17At this point, it has been exceedingly clear that almost every project has jumped ship[0][1]. For weeks the leave list has grown to over 700 while the stay list is at 3. [0] https://github.com/siraben/freenode-exodus [1] https://isfreenodedeadyet.com/
> or weeks the leave list has grown to over 700 while the stay list is at 3. It's more like 1.5 [0]. #techrights stayed and #forth has a bridged setup. The third channel listed is #freenode. [0] https://github.com/siraben/freenode-exodus#projects-and-chan...
Yes :), part of the joke is that even when you try to look for channels staying (and I've asked dozens of people at this point), they're obviously staying (tied to freenode), compromising (bridging) or very extreme (#techrights is not the most pleasant of places, let's put it like that).
Re: Goodbye Freenode
#18Re: Goodbye Freenode
#19if you k-line nedbat, of all people, you’re obviously deranged. fuckin’ bye.
Who is nedbat?
The author of the blog post uses the nick 'nedbat' on IRC and on the internet and he is a really smart and nice fellow who shares and helps people with all sort of Python and other questions.