Re: [PATCH www] participating.html: Freenode -> Libera

["Cole Helbling" <cole.e.helbling@outlook.com>]

On Sat May 29, 2021 at 6:11 AM PDT, Alyssa Ross wrote:
> The Matrix bridge is "in beta", which I think is good enough.
> ---
>  participating.html | 44 ++++++++------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/participating.html b/participating.html
> index 0e8ba65..7b47e8a 100644
> --- a/participating.html
> +++ b/participating.html
> @@ -68,42 +68,14 @@ development</a>.
>  
>  <p>
>  There is a single IRC
> -channel, <a href="ircs://chat.freenode.net:6997/spectrum">#spectrum</a>
> -on Freenode, for all kinds of Spectrum discussions.  If you're new to
> -IRC, you might find
> -Freenode's <a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/#spectrum">web
> -chat</a> the easiest way to get started.  The channel
> -is <strong>logged</strong>, and the logs
> -are <a href="https://logs.spectrum-os.org/spectrum/">published</a> on
> -the web.
> -
> -<p>
> -<strong>We will be moving
> -to <a href="https://libera.chat/">Libera.Chat</a> as soon as
> -a <a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/issues/1324">Matrix
> -bridge</a> is available.</strong>
> -
> -<h3>Note for Matrix users</h3>
> -
> -<p>
> -There appears to be an issue with Matrix's IRC bridged room that prevents
> -Matrix users from joining the channel with the normal alias
> -#freenode_#spectrum:matrix.org. There are the following workarounds:
> -
> -<ul>
> -  <li>Join the room via it's internal name:
> -    <kbd>/join !ZsIiqZmCTSWHpTQWaw:matrix.org</kbd>.
> -  <li>Join the room via
> -    <a href="https://matrix.to/#/!ZsIiqZmCTSWHpTQWaw:matrix.org">matrix.to link</a>.
> -  <li>Ask the bridges appservice to invite you to the room:
> -    <kbd>/msg @appservice-irc:matrix.org !join #spectrum</kbd> and accept the invite.
> -</ul>
> -
> -<p>
> -If you experience this issue, kindly report it to the people who run
> -the Matrix IRC bridge.  If you are able to join the channel without
> -the workaround, please report that in #spectrum so the website can be
> -updated.
> +channel, <a href="ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/spectrum">#spectrum</a>
> +on <a href="https://libera.chat/">Libera.Chat</a>, for all kinds of
> +Spectrum discussions.  You can also join
> +through <a href="https://matrix.org/">Matrix</a>
> +as <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#spectrum:libera.chat">#spectrum:libera.chat</a>.
> +If you're new to IRC, you might Matrix the easiest way to get started.

...you might _find_ Matrix...

> +The channel is <strong>logged</strong>, but the logs are not available
> +online yet.

What's the purpose of noting they're logged, if the logs aren't available? I'd
personally drop this until they *are* available (and then link them), but it's
up to you.

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