[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 11:18:16AM +1200, Greg Ewing wrote: > >On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:55 AM Ammar Askar >> wrote: > > > >most > >recently if your topic mentioned libera.chat, the new freenode owners > >will take it over, ban anyone from chatting in it

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

On Thu, 27 May 2021 at 00:52, Dan Stromberg wrote: > > > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:25 PM Greg Ewing > wrote: >> >> > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:55 AM Ammar Askar > > > wrote: >> > >> > most >> > recently if your topic mentioned libera.chat, the new freenode

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:25 PM Greg Ewing wrote: > > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:55 AM Ammar Askar > > wrote: > > > > most > > recently if your topic mentioned libera.chat, the new freenode owners > > will take it over, ban anyone from chatting in it and

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:55 AM Ammar Askar > wrote: most recently if your topic mentioned libera.chat, the new freenode owners will take it over, ban anyone from chatting in it and change the topic My goodness. Let's hope the new owners eventually

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:01 PM Guido van Rossum wrote: > What a mess! I hope the PSF is healthy enough that that will never happen > to us. > Well, yes, so do I! :) In reality, though, I would say that the PSF has enough safe-guards, checks and balances, community support and legal clout to

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

This section on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode#Ownership_change_and_conflict and this article have a good summary: https://hackaday.com/2021/05/20/freenode-debacle-prompts-staff-exodus-new-network/ Essentially what happened is that freenode was bought out a while ago by a

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:49 PM Guido van Rossum wrote: > Could someone provide more background on this event? Are there wars going > on between different IRC providers?!? > Not really a war between them, more like a split community. A change of administration on Freenode (which led to

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

What a mess! I hope the PSF is healthy enough that that will never happen to us. On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:55 AM Ammar Askar wrote: > This section on wikipedia > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode#Ownership_change_and_conflict > and this article have a good summary: > >

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

I found this article about what's up with FreeNode: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/freenode-irc-has-been-taken-over-by-the-crown-prince-of-korea/ -Fred On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:48 AM Guido van Rossum wrote: > Could someone provide more background on this event? Are there wars

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

Could someone provide more background on this event? Are there wars going on between different IRC providers?!? On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:43 AM Victor Stinner wrote: > By the way, #python also moved to Libera Chat: > https://www.pound-python.org/ > > The PSF (Group Contact) owns #python*,

[Python-Dev] Re: IRC #python-dev channel is now on Libera Chat (bye bye Freenode)

By the way, #python also moved to Libera Chat: https://www.pound-python.org/ The PSF (Group Contact) owns #python*, #pypa* and #psf* channels on Libera. I updated the IRC informations in the Python devguide. I'm still migrating #python-dev-notifs bots to Libera. Victor On Wed, May 26, 2021