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Hi Kun, The information has been updated at <https://code4lib.org/irc>. Mark -- Mark A. Matienzo PO Box 80831 Unceded Duwamish Lands / Seattle, WA 98108 https://matienzo.org/ On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 12:55 PM Kun Lin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Where is this channel? Is there a link? > Kun > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Mark A. > Matienzo > Sent: Thursday, June 3, 2021 12:33 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] #code4lib IRC transition from Freenode to > Libera.chat > > Hi all, > > As of this morning (Pacific Time) we've "officially" moved off of the > #code4lib Freenode channel for Libera, disconnecting to the temporary > bridge > between the Freenode and Libera channels. Zoia the bot still needs to be > moved, and I'm hoping someone (maybe Geoffrey Spear or Jay Luker) can help > with getting that set up as I don't have access to do so. > > Thanks to Jez and anelki for their support in bridging channels between > Freenode, Libera, Slack, and Matrix! > > cheers, > Mark > > > -- > Mark A. Matienzo > PO Box 80831 > Unceded Duwamish Lands / Seattle, WA 98108 https://matienzo.org/ > > > On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 12:42 PM Mark A. Matienzo <[log in to unmask] > > > wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > As some of you may be aware, the former head of Freenode ltd., the > > holding company for the Freenode IRC network, sold the organization to > > a third party und terms that hadn't been disclosed to staff. Most > > Freenode staff (e.g. [0], [1]) have resigned their posts and are > > urging communities that use Freenode for IRC to abandon the network. > > This has become even more urgent given recently reported routine > > abuses of power [2] and a rollback on Freenode policy banning hate > > speech. [3] > > > > Former Freenode staffers have founded a new IRC network, Libera.chat. > > A handful of us (thanks, jeff) have started to set up a new #code4lib > > channel there [4], although there's work to do to relocate zoia, the > > Code4lib IRC bot, and update the web pages [5]. > > > > As always, this is a reminder that we don't have good processes or > > policies for dealing with these sorts of changes in the Code4lib > > community. > > This was not a unilateral decision, but one informed by a number of > > other folks in IRC. > > > > cheers, > > Mark > > > > [0]: https://www.kline.sh/ > > [1]: https://fuchsnet.ch/freenode-resign-letter.txt > > [2]: https://www.devever.net/~hl/freenode_abuse > > [3]: https://github.com/freenode/web-7.0/pull/513/files > > [4]: ircs://irc.libera.chat/code4lib > > [5]: https://github.com/code4lib/code4lib.github.io/pull/52 > > > > > > -- > > Mark A. Matienzo > > PO Box 80831 > > Unceded Duwamish Lands / Seattle, WA 98108 https://matienzo.org/ > > >