Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
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Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
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Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#2I've certainly encountered channels where lack of image embedding is less of a feature and more of a mental health necessity!
Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#3It seems that the author references different IRC clients but at the same time ignores (can't say if on purpose or not) the fact that there are also alternative Slack clients which address many of the pain points.
Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#4It seems that the author references different IRC clients but at the same time ignores (can't say if on purpose or not) the fact that there are also alternative Slack clients which address many of the pain points.
But that doesn't prevent other people from relying on these features.
Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#5It seems that the author references different IRC clients but at the same time ignores (can't say if on purpose or not) the fact that there are also alternative Slack clients which address many of the pain points.
You mean bootleg clients that will break randomly. Meanwhile a playing visible GIF in the official client still throttles a CPU core.
Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#6I'm glad Freenode has a user base for work related stuff, but I man do I miss when Undernet or Dalnet was still popular. I know I'll never run into my mother on IRC, and it is probably because of the format.
Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#7It seems that the author references different IRC clients but at the same time ignores (can't say if on purpose or not) the fact that there are also alternative Slack clients which address many of the pain points.
The author references different IRC clients as being societal forces that tends to curtail adoption of certain features.
The official Slack client sets the tone for usage there.
Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#8It seems that the author references different IRC clients but at the same time ignores (can't say if on purpose or not) the fact that there are also alternative Slack clients which address many of the pain points.
To stefan's point, Slack clients are unofficial and unsupported software built on top of proprietary protocols which are subject to change at any time according to the whims of a private company which has their bottom line at heart instead of your communication needs.
Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#9It seems that the author references different IRC clients but at the same time ignores (can't say if on purpose or not) the fact that there are also alternative Slack clients which address many of the pain points.
You mean bootleg clients that will break randomly. Meanwhile a playing visible GIF in the official client still throttles a CPU core.
I mean all IRC clients are 3rd party so I'm surprised that your sentiment towards 3rd party Slack clients is so bad. I've been using wee-slack for a while now and I have very few complaints.
I mean it's not IRC where the protocol is etched on stone tablets but Slack has been thus far a good steward of their API.
Re: Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature
#10Give me irssi or give me death