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do people still use IRC? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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linux mint comes with a program coincidentally called Hexchat for connecting to IRC networks. Are these obsolete at this point, or are there still places to hang out with people so i dont have to use discord?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

IRCs are good backup news channels. The news broke about Desert Storm on IRCs way before any news outlet got a hold of any information. With how the commonly traveled internet is increasingly based on AWS/Cloudflare, having an IRC is a nice just-in-case

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, I use it for collaborating on open source code that I use for work and keeping in touch with my friends from those open source project s. Yes I know I am old. :chomsky-yes-honey:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I've always been disappointed that hexbear doesn't have an irc server.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'd say IRC is obsolete, but it is far from dead. Kinda like Doom, or e-mail. It is still one of the best places to get tech support (probably why it's included out of the box).

Hexchat is a good client. I've used it since it was called X-chat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I’ve used it since it was called X-chat.

Ah, the good old days, when people could name things like that, naively believing it would never be an issue.