I’m talking about GNU here.
I just can’t seem to figure out on how to use either of them to communicate. IRCs don’t save older messages, but instead logs them. And I guess for the same reason, it is impossible to discuss anything in depth.
Mailing list is really hard to read, as it is nowhere similar to forum or tree-style comments. I can’t figure out what mailing list to message to.
- Dr. Wesker ( @wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ) English11•7 months ago
IRC I think is more intended for live discussion in the moment. It connects you to chat rooms, and is not suitable as a persistent messaging app.
- poVoq ( @poVoq@slrpnk.net ) 3•7 months ago
For IRC you either need to setup your own client with bouncer functionality (meaning you need a server or a PC that is connected 24/7) or use one of the few modern IRC networks that have this built in. Sadly the big popular networks do not, meaning they are basically unusable without a bouncer. There is also IRCcloud and Source Hut that offer a bouncer as a service to their paying customers, if you prefer that.
Edit: You can also use XMPP or Matrix bridges, but those are a bit hit or miss and especially Libera.chat is quite hostile to them.
- wyclif ( @wyclif@lemmy.ml ) 1•7 months ago
Most people use ZNC as a bouncer: https://wiki.znc.in/ZNC
- GravitySpoiled ( @GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml ) English3•7 months ago
Ask if they are open to move to something else /s
I have to be honest, and no offense to GNU folks, but I am really not enjoying this barrier to entry. This cognitive overload is something I’m not comfortable with.
- amigan ( @theamigan@lemmy.dynatron.me ) English4•7 months ago
Cognitive overload? From IRC and mailing lists? It makes me doubt whether you’d be able to contribute anything, anyway.
- Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 3•7 months ago
Fun fact the guy behind awk sent in a patch via email cuz he thought git was too complicated or not worth the hassle.
- amigan ( @theamigan@lemmy.dynatron.me ) English4•7 months ago
git was designed to accept patches over email. How else would you do it?
man git-send-email
- GravitySpoiled ( @GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml ) English3•7 months ago
Understandable. Unfortunately the people in power of those services have to change. There’s no other way.
- lemmyreader ( @lemmyreader@lemmy.ml ) English3•7 months ago
Get yourself an ssh account somewhere, maybe here : https://sdf.org/ or here https://tildeverse.org/ and use screen or tmux to keep your IRC client session alive, so you can scroll back to older messages. Make sure to adjust the screen scroll back buffer if needed : https://www.baeldung.com/linux/scrollback-buffer-screen-session
- wyclif ( @wyclif@lemmy.ml ) 1•7 months ago
I use irssi. When you start it up, if you run:
/lastlog -hilight
It will list the log of messages you received while you were logged out.
- mbw ( @mbw@feddit.de ) 1•7 months ago
No? This will search the logfiles (if irssi is configured to create those at all) for a pattern. This still requires that you had to have an irssi client running and connected to the server/channel in question, during the time the user is afk. Which is why others recommend e.g. setting up ZNC.
I also had irssi installed, but since I’m not used to CLI, I moved to srain.