Look, if you want to use emacs or vi or nano or ed that is all on you. But IRC has a network effect and creates real barriers.
If you won't say it I will: IRC is part of the technology priesthood and is a significant barrier for new users.
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IRC helps propagate the myth of the "real" programmer.
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If your response to IRC rants is "IRC is just fine how it is. What's the problem." then you really don't want to expand community.
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Open != Welcoming. I don't have time to argue with you and I also don't have time to "fix" IRC. I have other things to do.
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@IRCCloud tremendously lowers the barrier for getting into IRC. I would argue it is as easy as *any* other chat client. -
what problem do you have with the free version?
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Disconnects. Means you can't log on later and see what happened while you were gone.
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that is not true.
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"Stay connected for 2 hours while inactive"
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But really it goes beyond that. This isn't just a client problem. Even picking/registering a nick is a pain.
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Not to mention the lack of other things that help reenforce *community*. But, whatevs.
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people still use IRC?
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it is bedrock in many OSS communities.https://twitter.com/kris__nova/status/832960424438018051 …
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I mean we could just get off our asses and pay for it.
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Is it worth 225k/year? Almost 5 rethinkDBs ^^
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I thought there was some discount for OSs projects?
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Sarah weighed in on the issue that Slack isn't playing ball.https://github.com/kubernetes/community/issues/372 …
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looks like Slack decided to waive the fee for you?
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Yeah. They expanded the types of nonprofits they support for free.
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