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fraggle

Created in 1988 by Jarkko Oikarinen in Finland, IRC was designed to enable real-time, text-based communication over the internet. Inspired by the multi-user talk programs on UNIX systems, Oikarinen wanted a system that was more flexible and scalable.

IRC quickly became the backbone of online communities in the 90s and early 2000s, hosting discussions ranging from programming and hacking to gaming and general socializing. Unlike modern chat services, IRC was entirely decentralized—anyone could set up a server, create channels, and communicate without corporate control.

Though its popularity has declined with the rise of modern platforms, IRC still thrives among enthusiasts, open-source communities, and privacy advocates who prefer its lightweight, no-nonsense approach to online chat.

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Pidgin Instant Messenger

Well we've gone and done it! Pidgin 3.0.0 Experimental 2 has been released!! You can find the full release announcement on our discourse!

discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidg

Instant Messaging Freedom's Discourse · Pidgin 3.0 Experimental 2 (2.91.0) has been released!We are ecstatic to announce that we have released the second experimental version of Pidgin 3.0!!! This is a pre alpha release with an official version number of 2.91.0. We will continue releasing in this fashion until we are ready for 3.0.0 which will be the release we consider ready for end users. The release can be found on SourceForge. Please see the README file in the source code for build instructions. We recommend you use a meson devenv instead of installing directly to your OS installa...
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Gary "grim" Kramlich

Hey everyone, we just released version 0.13.0 of Ibis our #IRCv3 library that we've built for the #IRC support in @pidgin 3!

The big feature in this release is that we're parsing formatting and making it available to users of the library so they can display formatted messages. See the screen shot for what that looks like in Pidgin 3 experimental 2!!

You can find the official release announcement here! discourse.imfreedom.org/t/ibis

A screen shot of Pidgin 3 Experimental 2 displaying the example IRC formatting messages from https://modern.ircdocs.horse/formatting
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Gary "grim" Kramlich

So @pidgin 3.0 Experimental 2 is due out on Monday and we realized we could probably sneaking message formatting in for #IRCv3 in the last few days.

This still needs some work, but check out the Pidgin 2 vs 3 handling of message formatting...

I thought we fixed the italics stuff in Pidgin 2 awhile, but apparently not.

Anyways this is all spec complaint per modern.ircdocs.horse/formatting

If you have any questions, comments, etc feel free!

A screenshot showing the message formatting for IRC in Pidgin2 using the formats in the modern IRC spec.
A screenshot showing the message formatting for IRC in Pidgin3 using the formats in the modern IRC spec.
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Feoh

I think the reason #irc is so incompatible with some younger folks is that it's Slow Chat.

Like, we all work and have lives, we log onto the chat, answer some questions, chat some, maybe ask one of our own, and then wander away again.

I feel like easily 99% of the traffic on most Libera channels I see is like:

n00b: HEY HOW DO I DO $THING?

If you're gonna rock onto IRC, and PLEASE do, welcome! You've got to be willing to hang for a bit :) Treat it like an exercise in zen or something :) You'll be glad you did.

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1 tripod in 3 trenchcoats

Dear Abby, I never thought it would happen to me...

But I honestly just configured my #IRC clients in a way that I prefer to other chat clients, and it does involve tmux (as byobu) and both irssi and weechat...

...and also bitlbee, znc, and ngircd.

Xkcd comic titled Team Chat [Hairbun holding up her palm toward Cueball. A frame over the top border of the panel has a caption:] 2004 Hairbun: Our team stays in touch over IRC. [Megan is looking at Ponytail who is holding up her palm toward her. A frame over the top border of the panel has a caption:] 2010 Ponytail: Our team mainly uses Skype, but some of us prefer to stick to IRC. [Cueball is talking with Megan in a frameless panel. A frame at the top of the panel has a caption: ]2017 Cueball: We've got almost everyone on Slack,Cueball: But three people refuse to quit IRC and connect via Gateway. [A black panel with white text and drawings. The main body of text is above the singularity, a starburst around a circle with two more broken lined circles around the starburst. To the right another Cueball-like guy floats in space with his laptop computer, typing on the keyboard. A frame, that is white inside, is over the top border of the panel has a caption: ]2051 Narration: All consciousnesses have merged with the Galactic Singularity, Narration: Except for one guy who insists on joining through his IRC client.One Guy: I just have it set up the way I want, okay?!Galactic Singularity: *Sigh* Alt text: 2078: He announces that he's finally making the jump from screen+irssi to tmux+weechat.
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