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1 tripod in 3 trenchcoats @kyonshi@dice.camp

We were testing #galene as an alternative to #discord video/voice-chat in online #ttrpg sessions today. (In addition to #irc as a chat that is)

It worked fine. Galene has really low ressource demands and we had multiple people in the chat on two continents with good quality video and multiple simultaneous screenshare windows at the same time.
If discord enshittifies too much I think we at least have a way to play our games.

https://galene.org/

galene.orgGalene videoconference serverGalene is a free and open source WebRTC videoconference server

#videochat

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Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@infosec.space

@ainmosni @rysiek +9001%

Just like #IRC & #XMPP+#OMEMO and #PGP/MIME will do the same for #GroupChats and #Messaging in general!

TheZeldaZone @TheZeldaZone@mastodon.social

Okay, what's the best #Discord alternative for a #chat platform, I want one for my #streamer / #vtuber community, currently using Discord but want to Own It and such. For real this time.

Is #element / #matrix still the biggest one? I guess there's #IRC, I want whatever I can get the largest non-zero number of people using. And voice chat ideally, video not necessary.

contrapunctus @contrapunctus@en.osm.town

@simendsjo @jackdaniel #XMPP has all those features, and there's a fairly big #Lisp / #Scheme / #CommonLisp channel there - https://xmpp.link/#lisp@conference.a3.pm?join

It might not have everything that #Discord does, but it's vastly better than #IRC. And there's a cost to using #proprietary and #centralized services, which people constantly forget about in chasing convenience and shiny features.

Here's a guide to help you get started.
https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html

xmpp.linkXMPP Invitation

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fraggle @fraggle@1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa

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.

#IRC #InternetHistory #FOSS

2something @2something@transfem.social

IRC, USPol shitpost

As an IRC user, I believe that so-called "Signalgate" is evidence that emoji reactions should not be used on any important communication.

If the Trump Administration had used IRC, then the journalist in their chat would not have been able to access all their messages: he would only have seen those sent while he was online. Instead, they used Signal, which has chat history, allowing the journalist to see their entire conversation.

So why didn't they use IRC? Obviously, it's because they wanted Emoji reactions. Everyone who uses Signal instead of IRC does it because they want Emoji reactions. There is no other conceivable reason that anyone would ever choose a non-IRC messaging platform, since Emoji reactions are the only feature IRC lacks. Anyone who tells you they chose Signal for a different reason is lying.

The Trump administration put a higher value on emoji reactions than they did on journalists not being able to see their communication.

#IRC

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Pidgin Instant Messenger @pidgin@fosstodon.org

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!

https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-3-0-experimental-2-2-91-0-has-been-released/262

Instant Messaging Freedom's Discourse · Apr 1Pidgin 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...

#Pidgin #Chat #Messaging

Apr 1

Gary "grim" Kramlich @grimmy@mastodon.social

So we had some issues in that Ibis 0.13.0 release which we've fixed in the 0.13.1 release!

Full release announcement is here! https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/ibis-0-13-1-has-been-released/

Instant Messaging Freedom's Discourse · Mar 31Ibis 0.13.1 has been released!We pleased to announce that Ibis 0.13.1 has been release. This is a bug fix release that fixes a few oversights in the new formatting stuff from Ibis 0.13.0. Downloads are available on Sourceforge ChangeLog Fix a few issues with formatting (RR 3940) (Gary Kramlich)

#Pidgin #IRC #IRCv3

Mar 31

Gary "grim" Kramlich @grimmy@mastodon.social

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! https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/ibis-0-13-0-has-been-released

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

#Pidgin #Messaging #Release

Mar 30

Damian Yerrick @PinoBatch@peoplemaking.games

@wyatt I'm curious which console's homebrew scene you're subposting about. The communities I'm in use a standard protocol.

- NES: phpBB forum with a spin-off Discord server
- Super NES: phpBB forum with a spin-off Discord server
- Master System and Game Gear: phpBB forum with a spin-off Discord server
- Game Boy: Discord server bridged to IRC
- Game Boy Advance: Discord server bridged to IRC

#IRC #phpBB #Discord

Mar 30

Gary "grim" Kramlich @grimmy@mastodon.social

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 https://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.

#Pidgin #Chat #Messaging

Mar 30

(mapcar #'emacsomancer objs) @emacsomancer@types.pl

https://babbagefiles.xyz/no-one-can-be-told-what-irc-is-you-have-to-logon-for-yourself/

Visions and Implementations of a smooth #IRC (including @ircv3 things) experience, with focus on IRC bouncers and using them with #Emacs and on #mobile / #Android .

(With bonus material on Korean/Japanese/Chinese #etymology)

babbagefiles.xyz · Mar 28Trials and Visions of Internet Relay ChatThis was meant to be a shortish bit on a couple of points on a decent IRC set-up, including: some sort of persistence (a “bouncer” or the always-connected server) use with some sort of IRC client in Emacs some sort of reasonable mobile phone client It ended up longer than I intended. The most useful bits here may be notes on how to set up clients to work with SourceHut’s chat.

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Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@infosec.space

@Redfuchs consider #IRC & #XMPP?

Mar 27

Samuel Proulx @fastfinge@interfree.ca

So the Rblind.com #IRC server is extremely busy! So busy, in fact, that it was down for four months and nobody noticed. Anyway, it's back now; irc.rblind.com if you want that. #blind #a11y