New freenode management hijacks ##linux, ##rust, and the FSF and GNU channels reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nkukard · 2021-06-13 05:19 I was the channel founder of ##linux for 22? years. We will be releasing a statement soon regarding this. Our website has been updated in the meantime with a link to our other platforms where you can find us. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Koda239 · 2021-06-13 06:08 Of course. Because the new management doesn't give a shit about the community. This definitely isn't going to be an isolated case .. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- chloeia · 2021-06-13 06:38 What website? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nkukard · 2021-06-13 06:43 \##linux on freenode is (was) [https://freenode.linux.community](https://freenode.linux.community) , I have removed all pages and will update the home page with our statement as soon as its released. Our multi-platform community website is [https://linux.chat](https://linux.chat) , which lists all 3 platforms we're on (well 2 now). I have removed all freenode pages and will post the same statement on the freenode community page there as soon as its released. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-06-13 07:29 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DasBrain · 2021-06-13 09:11 What about [this license](https://freenode.linux.community/linux-sub- license/) now? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheOptimalGPU · 2021-06-13 09:42 Have you not considered a Matrix channel instead of using Discord? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabmiral · 2021-06-13 10:26 It already isn't, it's been happening at least 1 week ago ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Peetz0r · 2021-06-13 12:08 There's always `#linux:libera.chat` [https://matrix.to/#/#linux:libera.chat](https://matrix.to/#/#linux:li bera.chat) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheOptimalGPU · 2021-06-13 13:21 But that isn’t the same as the discord community. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Direct_Sand · 2021-06-13 14:46 I take it you're an InspIRCd dev? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-06-13 16:01 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sje46 · 2021-06-13 16:06 Didn't...didn't Freenode *apologize* for doing this like a couple weeks ago? I mean I knew better than to trust them but still, Christ. How fucking clueless can they be. They could probably manage to be the #2 most popular IRC network if they at least *stopped* and *apologized*. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- panickedthumb · 2021-06-13 16:28 They apologized and said it was accidental ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tedivm · 2021-06-13 16:35 Thank you for your work! I've used InsIRCd for a private (school related) network for years, as well as at a few work places for internal communication. It's super easy to use and setup, and I was even able to [toss a Puppet module](https://github.com/tedivm/puppet- inspircd) together for it without any trouble. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Grinnz · 2021-06-13 17:25 No - they apologized that it hit more channels than they intended. They did not say the action itself was accidental, and made no attempt to undo the damage, just manually fixed cases where the channel owners groveled to them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- genius3000 · 2021-06-13 18:05 Very nice! I've never used Puppet myself but bookmarking that for future referencing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- panickedthumb · 2021-06-13 18:33 Right that’s what I meant. They said it was only supposed to hit channels that were abandoned by their ops ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-06-13 18:36 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shadowjonathan · 2021-06-13 20:48 no, libera.chat is an IRC bridge ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Xenepa · 2021-06-13 21:24 Do they really think it will all blow over soon? XD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheOptimalGPU · 2021-06-13 22:09 There are more channels on the discord that are not bridged to IRC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SmoothSector · 2021-06-15 23:17 Pastebin link is not working now :/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sadale- · 2021-06-16 12:04 Hey! Your nick's so close to mine. You copycat! :P Seriously tho why they'd switch to InspIRCd because you guys refuse to support them? That makes no sense to me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-06-16 12:08 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- parks_canada · 2021-06-19 22:50 Off topic question out of general curiosity - why do some channels include another hashtag in the name? Is there a functional reason for it or is it a convention for some other reason? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I-am-fun-at-parties · 2021-06-22 18:16 policy used to be that if you own/author 'foo', you get \#foo, if it's an unofficial, community driven channel around 'foo', it'll be \#\#foo. by the way, '\#' is a hash, a hashtag is a hash sign followed by a word (the tag) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- parks_canada · 2021-06-22 23:09 Thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G-Raps · 2021-07-29 21:24 Just wondering: Is the user list from ##linux available for review ? I'm trying to find another member's nickname. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pandakekok9 · 2021-07-30 04:19 Which user list? From freenode or libera? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G-Raps · 2021-12-19 09:27 Update: I found my friend's nickname in the freenode list ! Thanks anyway, he didn't transfer over to the libera list until later.