Kiwi IRC founder stops contributing to IRC after freenode drama reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gertrudedude69 · 2021-05-24 20:24 dang where else will i be able to find a handcrafted irc client? do i look like a macro guy to you? filthy irc plebs get away from me! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- l0c0dantes · 2021-05-24 21:33 Oh, so it is all a baroque power play. Good job guys. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- digwhoami · 2021-05-24 23:11 All the while, no one is taking about how "Ariadne", apparently some sort of FOSS/IRC/HN superhero ("I've got code running on two planets"), who used a well-known social platform to denounce bribes being offered for joining the new infra as an Op, was made into a freenode IRCop earlier today: http://sprunge.us/qv6ptU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- anths · 2021-05-24 23:42 This does not indicate what you seem to think it does. He’s been trying to win her over for a while. https://twitter.com/ariadneconill/status/1396908588170362882 Also not clear why you have her name in quotes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- digwhoami · 2021-05-25 01:37 > Also not clear why you have her name in quotes. I use quotes around nicknames I'm not familiar with. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sje46 · 2021-05-25 10:19 Well that's not a good idea. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- bik1230 · 2021-05-26 02:50 I've seen people talk about it, but in any case she has already stepped down again, saying that seeing things from the inside with the new team has made her lose all hope for freenode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-05-26 06:54 good for him ---------------------------------------------------------------------- panickedthumb · 2021-05-26 23:48 She left almost as quickly as she arrived because she didn’t like what she saw behind the scenes. Someone already mentioned this, not trying to reinvent the wheel, but here’s her take on it: https://twitter.com/ariadneconill/status/1396908588170362882 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thedarkb · 2021-05-27 15:55 I spoke to Ariadne and she said that she was trying to be a voice of reason but stepped down again shortly after. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alpha012_GD · 2021-05-29 23:53 HexChat maybe? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gertrudedude69 · 2021-05-29 23:55 yeah hexchat is the best gui client in my experience.