mudle@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhat's Your Favorite IRC Client, and Why?message-squaremessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down12
arrow-up171arrow-down1message-squareWhat's Your Favorite IRC Client, and Why?mudle@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareliliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agoJust to let you know, Hexchat is no longer maintained, unless someone has forked it.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-up11·11 months agoHas IRC been getting many new features recently? It kind of feels like the sort of thing where software can become “finished”.
minus-squareliliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months 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-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIRC keeps evolving constantly. In fact it’s one of the few protocols without a fixed spec.
minus-squareJetpackJackson@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months 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Just to let you know, Hexchat is no longer maintained, unless someone has forked it.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”.
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.
IRC keeps evolving constantly. In fact it’s one of the few protocols without a fixed spec.
Aw drat. That sucks. Thanks for pointing that out