mudle@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat's Your Favorite IRC Client, and Why?message-squaremessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat's Your Favorite IRC Client, and Why?mudle@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareliliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoJust to let you know, Hexchat is no longer maintained, unless someone has forked it. Might be worth looking into alternatives. https://hexchat.github.io/news/2.16.2.html
minus-square56!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHas IRC been getting many new features recently? It kind of feels like the sort of thing where software can become “finished”.
minus-squarechameleon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIRCv3 has extended IRC quite a bit over the past decade, fixing a lot of minor pain points if clients support the fixed versions of the protocol.
minus-squareliliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI mean yeah, Hexchat does work pretty well and is kind of finished. But it’s possible there are existing security vulnerabilities or new ones to be discovered in the future.
minus-squareJetpackJackson@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAw drat. That sucks. Thanks for pointing that out
Just to let you know, Hexchat is no longer maintained, unless someone has forked it. Might be worth looking into alternatives.
https://hexchat.github.io/news/2.16.2.html
Has IRC been getting many new features recently? It kind of feels like the sort of thing where software can become “finished”.
IRCv3 has extended IRC quite a bit over the past decade, fixing a lot of minor pain points if clients support the fixed versions of the protocol.
I mean yeah, Hexchat does work pretty well and is kind of finished. But it’s possible there are existing security vulnerabilities or new ones to be discovered in the future.
Aw drat. That sucks. Thanks for pointing that out