[nvy]

Imagine the utility of discord or slack, except not locked into someone's for-profit walled garden/data farm.

For those of us who still like IRC despite how the UX remains somewhat dated, this is the dream.

[anyfoo]

Without an offline history and sane support for multiple clients, it does not really have the same utility. I’m using IRC, but oh my gosh is it a pain to set up and maintain. Bouncers are terrible, so the alternative is IRC clients that basically run their own little server that I connect to.

[nvy]

>Without an offline history and sane support for multiple clients, it does not really have the same utility. I’m using IRC, but oh my gosh is it a pain to set up and maintain. Bouncers are terrible, so the alternative is IRC clients that basically run their own little server that I connect to.

I agree, but the IRCv3 spec rectifies most of this by implementing chat history and some other niceties, while modern ircds such as Ergo implement server-side bouncer functionality so that you can have multiple clients connected.

It's not there yet, which is why I used the term "dream".

[anyfoo]

That indeed sounds promising.

[bawolff]

For me, the UX is the killer feature (i use irssi)

Slack and discord are very attention grabbing. I want to be logged into my chat client while still being able to get work done. The dated ux serves to not steal my attention.

[nvy]

I used irssi for years, but I want something that will work on my phone without the connection dropping all the time if I let the display go to sleep or if I change networks.