RetroNode: A Retro Projects network is born!
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Lopsided-Ad7396 · 2023-09-09 00:36

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Address: `irc.retronode.org`

Greetings and salutations, O you IRC denizens!

We are proud to inform you that we have started a new network, which
is dedicated to the subject of things retro. As opposed to former
*Freenode*'s *Open Projects* policy, ours is *Retro Projects*. Yes, we
originally come from *Freenode* but we are in no wise affiliated with
*Freenode/Libera* staff and the name is a pure gimmick. You can read
more about our history here:
[http://retronode.org/en/about.php](http://retronode.org/en/about.php)

**RetroNode features:**

* SSL/TLS connection (standard port 6697, otherwise 6667)
* SASL connection
* Default full IP masking (we care about your privacy)
* Custom vhosts a-la Freenode (`example@user/nickname,
example@project/staff/nickname`)
* Channel namespaces (if you officially run any projects you can
reserve a namespace)

For now we are small, but we have big plans and intend to expand as
rapidly as we can and your contributions could help accelerate it a
notch or two. Needless to say, joining us alone is a contribution.

**Things we particularly welcome:**

* Emulation, retrogaming, programming, software/hardware collections,
etc.
* Any FOSS projects retro or not (we like opensource stuff, so hop on,
don't be a stranger)
* Old-school culture, fashion, media, music, movies, etc.

We also welcome people from projects like TOSEC, TDC, SPS. Guys, you
can have your channel namespaces right there as well as a place among
the staff.

**What we currently need:**

* More people of course, that's always the no. 1 requirement
* More ircops (the primary condition here is to be somewhat
experienced with IRC, the rest will be negotiated)
* Backup servers (anyone donating a server would automatically become
staff)
* Doc writers (filling out the website pages would be appreciated,
right now it's a little raw and some of the pages are missing
altogether because we are a bit lazy, which is a chance for you to
fill in)
* Translators (we have multilingual support in mind as opposed to
majority of other networks)
* Any bright ideas as to homepage design, network logo, network rules,
policies, etc.

Some things we still haven't decided on, like what exactly should
people see on the homepage, do we require single/double hashtags for
channel names like *Freenode/Libera* did/does, is the name *RetroNode*
good or should we change it in the future, etc etc.

For the record, we haven't copied *Freenode/Libera*, we "forked" it.
Our motto is "Get the Best, Refine the Rest". As it was/is, indeed,
one of the most successful and active networks around we decided to
create ours after it. Even though, we were never too crazy about it,
credit is given where credit is due.

For questions, suggestions and general chat, please, join
`#retronode`. Long live IRC!

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McGoodotnet · 2023-09-09 04:23

You know we need an internal repo for retro. Far too often the roms
are incomplete or scattered.

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Lopsided-Ad7396 · 2023-09-09 04:47

Not sure how we could help, but we would appreciate `#roms` channel
where you guys could help one another resolve these issues.

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Cu6up5lk · 2023-09-09 09:41

I express unpopular but obvious point of view: IRC world needs more
newcoming users, not another empty dead networks.

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Lopsided-Ad7396 · 2023-09-09 10:35

There are plenty of IRC users, it's just that they are scattered
around different networks and our job is to bring at least one
particular group of them to one place using a common subject. That
would be the first step. As for complete newbies... in this day and
age it's a bit of a challenge as you know. The problem is not even
other platforms like Discord and whatnot, the problem is that people
these days no longer crave online communication as much.

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ComputerTech312 · 2023-09-14 17:06

Sounds like a good startup of a network to me. 👍

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\*joins\*

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systemerror2 · 2023-09-24 11:32

Connected. I am giving it a look.

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systemerror2 · 2023-10-13 23:29

Guys, nice network...

Steam and GOG users, please: /join #pcgamers and chat with us

do your side and support this network grow, it exists for us to enjoy
it after all.