freenode bans IRCCloud users from network. reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- twitterInfo_bot · 2021-06-13 20:09 Freenode has blocked IRCCloud users from accessing their network. We reiterate our recommendation to switch to a network that is secure, reliable, and has respect for the free choices made by the communities it hosts. Check your project websites to find out where they've moved. *** posted by [@IRCCloud](https://twitter.com/IRCCloud) ^[(Github)](https://github.com/username) ^| ^[(What's new)](https://github.com/username) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- b1tbuck37 · 2021-06-13 20:11 From #freenode, Andrew Lee as the nickname root: <@root> mst: If you really need a comment, just say root said, "fck irc cloud" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gatewayy · 2021-06-13 20:26 That network has really gone to hell. :/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shadowjonathan · 2021-06-13 20:52 Foolish of you to assume it wasnt already banished to it the moment Lee decided to "buy" freenode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- benburhans · 2021-06-13 21:38 It's no longer freenode in any sense of the name; it's not that the network has changed, but rather that it's essentially a whole new network that usurped the actual freenode. Staff, linked servers, users, and projects are not the same, and if it were up to me, it would not even share the name. In any case, it does not share an identity, and calling it freenode is an insult to freenode's legacy except for the fact that its DNS name has been forfeit. Call the new thing whatever you like - I've heard 'Leenode' and far worse - but don't treat it like it's the same entity that existed before. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- panickedthumb · 2021-06-13 21:56 Another one I’ve heard is “Fleenode” because people are leaving so fast. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FLHerne · 2021-06-13 22:17 Are you sure that was Andrew, and if so how? The quotes I've seen don't look anything like his normal writing style... [edit - I should say, I'm by no means a fan of the guy, it just seems odd that the quotes are so far out of character] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ProgVal · 2021-06-13 22:35 If not andrew, that's a staffer. And less than an hour ago, another staffer jokingly banned root, and he suddenly starting talk with the nick rasengan and kept doing the same shit. He's probably very high today or something. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- b1tbuck37 · 2021-06-14 01:44 I agree, and given the logs from today I thought it couldn't be him. Other staffers said it was Andrew Lee, though given all the absurdity in the channel today they could have been trolling I suppose. I'm happy to provide as much logging as you wish, but with staffers saying it was, and how the interactions went, I've got to conclude it was was Andrew. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Techman- · 2021-06-14 06:05 Andrew Lee should rename it to IRC.com - because that is what it will eventually be. I'm glad the spirit lives on as Libera Chat :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- t4hn · 2021-06-14 06:47 I haven't seen IRC drama like this in years. Brings back some memories. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fitzgerald1337 · 2021-06-14 08:17 Just curious as an IRC newb: What're some other networks I should explore? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- kzshantonu · 2021-06-14 08:24 Ex irccloud user here. Great that I'm self hosting thelounge for around a month now and it's been great. I'll give 3 users access to mine to use with freenode if anyone wants. Just reply to this comment, then PM me ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rc202402 · 2021-06-14 10:29 I remember a hackerspace community mod complaining about how Freenode admins were being dicks and complaining about high CPU usage due to the community's bridging bot. The bot hardly did anything. Not to mention the matrix bridge which is chunking mega bytes of data everyday. Still gotta blame a small community bot. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rc202402 · 2021-06-14 10:30 Same on xmpp, xmpp is peaceful like before. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rc202402 · 2021-06-14 10:33 Join matrix, or Just host your own bouncer with weechat. freenode is turning into shit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OMGItsCheezWTF · 2021-06-14 11:03 The whole point of irccloud is that people don't WANT to have to do that and are willing to pay for someone else to do it. Banning IRCCloud - which has effectively managed abuse and provided great tools for network operators to manage ircloud users makes no sense. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rc202402 · 2021-06-14 11:57 Yeah. I used to use ircloud too. But then freenode became crap. I switched to xmpp and matrix. Smaller communities still get blamed for using bridges on freenode server. Freenode is turning into shit. People better switch to matrix ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-06-14 12:37 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ferthur · 2021-06-14 12:45 IRCCloud is like a bouncer and client baked into one. They connect to the network on your behalf, and so you never disconnect. They also have one of the nicest looking mobile IRC apps I've seen, and a nice looking web app if you'd rather not install a dedicated IRC desktop application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MrOtsKrad · 2021-06-14 13:29 EFnet is still fairly solid ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JesusWuta40oz · 2021-06-14 13:51 How in the hell did we get to this point? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-06-14 13:53 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rc202402 · 2021-06-14 15:39 I don't know. I heard it from the community admins. It's a small community of devs. They use IRC and discord bridge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- hopingforabetterpast · 2021-06-14 17:07 the old freenode staff, the ones who quit because of lee after making freenode what it was for almost 20 years, founded libera.chat which has not stopped growing since. most FOSS projects migrated there ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fitzgerald1337 · 2021-06-14 18:55 Nice, thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- anths · 2021-06-14 20:07 Freenope ---------------------------------------------------------------------- panickedthumb · 2021-06-14 20:20 Oooh I like it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JustAnotherArchivist · 2021-06-15 00:42 ... at least as long as you don't expect stability, services, IPv6, TLS, reasonable limits, or a working web chat. But yeah, other than that, it's pretty great. :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- eamanu · 2021-06-15 10:35 Andrew destroy a good place ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ChaseApp501 · 2021-06-15 19:02 EFnet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- hunterkll · 2021-06-15 22:40 \#reddit-sysadmin has had a high traffic discord bridge for almost the entire year now without complaint, and i know there's a lot of matrix bridges as well sometimes bridging multiple networks, even. Sounds kind of crazy, especially if it was a small community instead of a couple thousand users between sides being relayed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iseethesharp · 2021-06-16 18:06 Personally I like fascistnode or totalitarianode ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iseethesharp · 2021-06-16 18:08 Libera chat is where it’s at! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iseethesharp · 2021-06-16 18:10 Self hosted lounge is nice ---------------------------------------------------------------------- panickedthumb · 2021-06-16 18:47 And then they’re the ones saying the old ops were fascists. My eyes can only roll so much