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On 26/05/2021 23:20, Exwick, Trevor wrote: > I am happy to go with the majority as I have no insight on the matter. > > Keep up the good work > > Trevor > > -----Original Message----- > From: list <list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Gordon Henderson > Sent: 26 May 2021 20:22 > To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [LUG] Freenode (and matrix bridge) murdered by bot > > On Wed, 26 May 2021, Simon Avery wrote: > >> On Wed, 26 May 2021 at 12:03, Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >>> My view is that since Freenode is now unreliable and unstable that >>> people should move elsewhere anyway. The reasons and motives of the >>> current owners and admins are still unclear to me and probably will > remain so. >>> >> I agree. Freenode today is not what it was a couple of weeks ago. Most >> of the projects I follow have moved off, either to Libera or Matrix or >> elsewhere. >> >> I hold a dim view of today's action where they arbitrarily decided >> that the word "libera" was banned in Freenode's topics. That shows >> poor management and, frankly, spiteful and unprofessional administration. >> >> Frankly, I don't trust Freenode any longer and will likely be removing >> it from my clients after at least 11 years. >> >> I think my preference is to move to the libera irc network, where the >> #dcglug channel already exists, and perhaps bridge that to Matrix to >> allow for slightly more modern clients. (Bridges are a mixed bag, but >> in a low traffic channel it might work) > > Just to add to the confusion - earlier today the #dcglug channel was > reinstated - I think 'seabass' did some asking, so for now it appears to be > back to more or less what it was. > > However... Having done something that caused a lot of unhappiness and > mis-trust once, I ask myself if I trust them to not do it again? > > I'm not sure I do. > > But - before any actions are taken by us - I really would like to ask the > members here for their feedback. I do not know how many people lurk here, > but if you have a view either way, please drop a line here, or to myself > personally if you don't want to post (if you trust me!) and I'll keep a > rough tally. I'm writing this on Wednesday evening, so lets see if we can > come to a concensus by Friday evening. > > Gordon > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > https://mailman.dcglug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > > I leave this to you knowledgeable folks. I have no experience or knowledge of DGGlug Freenode use. -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dcglug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq