Re: Should we do something with #git-devel on Freenode?

From: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date: May 26, 2021, 18:47 UTC
Message-ID: <YK6XvmrtrdkJvsnI@nand.local>
In-Reply-To: <YKaaBj0KmJ3K5foC@coredump.intra.peff.net>

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 01:19:02PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:

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> So if there is a critical mass of useful people that will hang out on
> the Matrix equivalent of #git (or whatever other tool), then that may
> become a new place. And people who want to do that should let people
> know where they can be found (whatever happens, I'd appreciate a PR to
> https://github.com/git/git-scm.com updating the "Community" page).

Emily tweeted today [1] that the #git channel on Freenode has been taken over (presumably for violating their guideline that channels not mention Libera in their description).

So using Libera seems like a good idea (although I agree that there is no "official" place to go, and this is more about making people aware of the new status-quo). In that case, here's a PR to update the "Community" page on git-scm.com:

    https://github.com/git/git-scm.com/pull/1607

Thanks, Taylor

[1]: https://twitter.com/nasamuffin/status/1397619871278530560