Is freenode okay to be on? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EncryptedHacker · 2021-05-19 21:16 I have heard about resignations and shit. What’s happening? Where can I go? What can I do? I know nothing so please any explanation works ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-05-19 21:34 Most people are moving to libera.chat, their website has a brief summary of the situation but a lot of details are unclear. Personally I'm not rushing to leave Freenode entirely until everyone is settled into Libera, but I'd consider Freenode compromised and be very careful about sending any sensitive information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Koda239 · 2021-05-19 21:34 Use at your own risk. It's no worse than any sort of Social Media platform at this point if the new forcible ownership is looking at potentially monetizing user data.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- unknownfreed0m · 2021-05-19 22:02 Its compromised. Wipe any data and move to a new network or service such as matrix. tldr: GTFO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- unknownfreed0m · 2021-05-19 22:09 amdj: https://gist.github.com/aaronmdjones/1a9a93ded5b7d162c3f58bdd66b8f491 edk: https://gist.github.com/edk0/478fb4351bc3ba458288d6878032669d Fuchs: https://gist.github.com/Fuchs/7d5866faadf71620583ceee10222ef95 / https://fuchsnet.ch/freenode-resign-letter.txt jess: https://gist.github.com/jesopo/45a3e9cdbe517dc55e6058eb43b00ed9 kline: https://kline.sh Md: https://blog.bofh.it/debian/id_461 mniip: https://mniip.com/freenode.txt niko: https://coevoet.fr/freenode.html Swant: https://swantzter.se/freenode-resignation emilsp: https://gist.github.com/pinkisemils/39d4ded8b1639b6f39dcab15618649f5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EncryptedHacker · 2021-05-19 22:10 How do I wipe data what? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EncryptedHacker · 2021-05-19 22:11 Oh ok ---------------------------------------------------------------------- raphidae · 2021-05-19 22:12 www.efnet.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- unknownfreed0m · 2021-05-19 22:14 /msg nickserv set password to overwrite your password /msg nickserv set email to reset your email address. You'll have to validate the new one before it's accepted. /msg nickserv drop Drop your account. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1300ks · 2021-05-19 22:22 irc.irchighway.net Ports 6660 to 6669 and 7000. For connections through SSL use port 6697 or 9999. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mollested_skittles · 2021-05-19 22:29 most people are moving I am moving... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EncryptedHacker · 2021-05-19 22:40 Should j just drop it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dukwon · 2021-05-19 22:42 > I'd consider Freenode compromised and be very careful about sending any sensitive information. This should be your attitude to IRC in general. I always assume the opers can read all of my messages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-05-19 22:52 Yeah, it definitely doesn't hurt to treat everything without end-to- end crypto as if it was public, it just feels like a much more realistic concern now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rubinlinux · 2021-05-20 00:52 The staff and servers are all just changing name from freenode to libera.chat. the old freenode domain and nickserv database were lost to a questionable business deal. [fixed libera.chat spelling] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FlexentOneBTS · 2021-05-20 03:13 Www.dal.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pandakekok9 · 2021-05-20 03:58 has no NickServ though ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pandakekok9 · 2021-05-20 03:58 If you don't have a NickServ account, then sure. Otherwise, do so at your own risk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OMGItsCheezWTF · 2021-05-20 08:30 I just don't see it as compromised. Instead of a faceless group of people I had never even considered before, it's now accessible to another faceless group of people I had never even considered before. It's as compromised as any other IRC network. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OMGItsCheezWTF · 2021-05-20 12:02 And what risk is it really? Oh no yet another company might have my email address. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OMGItsCheezWTF · 2021-05-20 12:08 I think many (certainly not most) people are on the fence, in the same channels on both networks and seeing which way the fence falls. Currently Freenode still has 76,780 users connected while Libera has 10,648. That indicates to me that "most" users are not moving yet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mollested_skittles · 2021-05-20 12:11 Yeah including me. I am just too lazy but I checked most channels where I am at and people discuss it and think about it... Some are still there because of laziness unless most of their friends move... Not many people are on IRC and seeing the community split sucks... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- scrutinizer80 · 2021-05-20 12:20 There's considerable migration over to libera.chat. No reason to get hung up on a name - The community itself is moving. Freenode is not Freenode anymore. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- scrutinizer80 · 2021-05-20 12:36 I think this sums it up pretty nicely. https://ariadne.space/2021/05/20/the-whole-freenode-kerfluffle/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- raphidae · 2021-05-20 13:19 And that's by design. If you want to keep your nickname, either stay connected or use a bouncer :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sully42 · 2021-05-20 13:51 Wat do I do if bonzibuddy did not remember my password? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sophira · 2021-05-21 10:38 It's always best to overwrite user data before dropping any account, anywhere on the Internet, because a lot of places don't actually delete data when they should, but they always *modify* data when asked. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- noman_032018 · 2021-05-21 19:42 Yeah I've been wondering about that. How is the new owner supposed to be trustworthy if Freenode Limited is *not* a non-profit? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- b3zi · 2021-05-22 21:02 It is Leenode now... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -tiar- · 2021-05-28 01:37 Thanks for the tip - sounds legit and really useful in general. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-05-29 18:49 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Trezker · 2021-06-15 17:43 Well, the new faceless group has been doing mass hostile takeovers of channels and accusing people of preposterous infractions. So there's that... The only thing I ever heard of the old group was that they protected the network from DOS attacks and spammers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iseethesharp · 2021-06-16 18:36 It got taken over by some fake Korean prince wacko. They deleted ALL the accounts and channels and the staff left and made a new thing called libera chat that basically everyone moved to. So yeah freenode ain’t great.