

I've tried various other popular chat options (like Discord and Telegram) and have been really frustrated by some of their limitations - particularly in regards to logging, where afaik there's no way to get the logs off their servers and on to my own machine for archiving, offline browsing/searching, advanced regex searches, etc.

Freenode is still running strong, and is probably the best place for live support for a ton of open source projects and Linux distros. Why, why can't we have both? Why is decentralised, open source, configurable, modern and easyĪbsolutely. Being "outnumbered 99 to 1" not only reveals how you think of yourself as some kind of victim, but also implies that you exist in some strange reality where being in the minority is the 'right' side to be on. The fact that you think I am is the reason you'd never get any middle ground accomplished. I'm sorry i don't force feed myself nails for breakfast to get an extra dose of iron like you do, but forgive me for thinking there must be some sort of way where you can have both open source AND modern features! Wow, what a new concept for you hackers who just can't help but do everything the hard way even if it's totally unnecessary.įor what it's worth, I do some things the hard way. Somehow, you're never welcome if you ever take an easy approach. This was the exact reaction I expected to see on HN.
