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do people still use IRC? (hexbear.net)
submitted 4 years ago by to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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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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[–] 1 point 4 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

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    [–] 1 point 4 years ago

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

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    [–] 0 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (1 child)

    I'd say IRC is obsolete, but it is far from dead.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.

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