hexchat being discontinued?

Default User

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Feb 10, 2024, 8:00:05 PMFeb 10

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:(

Well, it seems that hexchat is being discontinued.
IMHO, it is/was the only IRC client that was actually usable.

Any recommendations for a GOOD alternative?

Dan Ritter

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Feb 10, 2024, 11:40:06 PMFeb 10

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I like weechat. Some people like quassel.

Hexchat is packaged in bookworm, so there's no reason for you to
panic until it's removed.

-dsr-

Michael Kjörling

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Feb 11, 2024, 5:20:06 AMFeb 11

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On 10 Feb 2024 19:54 -0500, from hungupo...@gmail.com (Default User):
> Any recommendations for a GOOD alternative [IRC client]?

If you describe what you like about hexchat and dislike about other
alternatives, that would make it easier to suggest something you might
find "good".

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Cindy Sue Causey

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Feb 11, 2024, 8:10:07 AMFeb 11

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On 2/11/24, Michael Kjörling <2695bd...@ewoof.net> wrote:
> On 10 Feb 2024 19:54 -0500, from hungupo...@gmail.com (Default User):
>> Any recommendations for a GOOD alternative [IRC client]?
>
> If you describe what you like about hexchat and dislike about other
> alternatives, that would make it easier to suggest something you might
> find "good".

That information might also inspire the Developers of the remaining
chat clients, too.

Which then reminds that there's also "reportbug" with its wishlist bug
reports "--severity" option. Wishlist could be used to let programs
know there are features that could be added to what's already awesome
about their current offerings.

Pointing Developers at existing open source code would help. Seeing
this as a sign to start poking around at Debian programming oneself
would be fabulous. I'm actually about to point "generative AI" at
deprecated code myself because *some* folks are having luck with that
newfangled option making their lives easier.

Cindy :)
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Jag Talon

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Feb 11, 2024, 10:30:07 AMFeb 11

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I enjoyed using Konversation from the KDE Project. I think it's pretty
good! irssi is quite nice too if you don't mind using the terminal. I
thought the quickstart guide was excellent https://irssi.org/New-users/.

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Default User

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Feb 11, 2024, 12:00:06 PMFeb 11

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On Sun, 2024-02-11 at 10:15 +0000, Michael Kjörling wrote:
> On 10 Feb 2024 19:54 -0500, from hungupo...@gmail.com (Default
> User):
> > Any recommendations for a GOOD alternative [IRC client]?
>
> If you describe what you like about hexchat and dislike about other
> alternatives, that would make it easier to suggest something you
> might
> find "good".
>

Hey guys, thanks for the replies.

I can't really say what it is I like about hexchat and dislike about
other IRC clients, except to say that it just seems to work the way my
brain does.

I don't actually use IRC very much any more, but I would like to know
that it's there when I want/need it.

Anyway, for now I think I will just continue to use hexchat for now.
It works . . . for now.

Andy Smith

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Feb 11, 2024, 1:20:06 PMFeb 11

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Hello,

On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 11:58:10AM -0500, Default User wrote:
> I can't really say what it is I like about hexchat and dislike about
> other IRC clients, except to say that it just seems to work the way my
> brain does.

Which other ones have you used that you do not like, then?

Thanks,
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Richmond

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Feb 11, 2024, 3:00:07 PMFeb 11

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You could try Pidgin. It's in the Debian repo. It has various protocols
of which irc is just one. It's a bit confusing because you have to go to
the 'buddy' menu to join an irc channel.

Alain D D Williams

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Feb 11, 2024, 3:10:06 PMFeb 11

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On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 07:42:24PM +0000, Richmond wrote:

> You could try Pidgin. It's in the Debian repo. It has various protocols
> of which irc is just one. It's a bit confusing because you have to go to
> the 'buddy' menu to join an irc channel.

Yes: Pidgin UI is dreadful. Lots that is non intuitive.

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Nate Bargmann

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Feb 11, 2024, 4:00:06 PMFeb 11

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Some packages can be kept around for a long time after they've been
removed from 'main'. The dependency chain and any conflicts with newer
libraries will dictate success or failure. I've often "held" a package
('=' in the aptitude UI) to keep from losing it and eventually it and
what it depends on are placed in the "Obsolete and Locally Created
Packages" section of the aptitude UI.

When Groff 1.23 hits in Trixie, I know that an included utility called
"groffer" will be removed. To keep it I will copy it over from the
cloned groff repository I have locally. Sometimes a man's gotta do what
a man's gotta do...

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Default User

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Feb 17, 2024, 6:10:06 PMFeb 17

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On Mon, 2024-02-12 at 09:16 +0900, Byunghee HWANG (황병희) wrote:
> Hellow^^^
>
> On Sat, 2024-02-10 at 19:54 -0500, Default User wrote:
> > :(
> > (...)

> > Any recommendations for a GOOD alternative?
>

> How about Emacs?
>
>
> Sincerely, Byunghee
>

Hi to all.

I am just going to continue to use hexchat for a while, and then switch
to Pidgin.
Thanks for the replies!