We have an IRC Channel #mystorm on Freenode

Folknology 2016-09-05 09:15:57 UTC #1

We now have an IRC Channel #mystorm on Freenode, please join us there for realtime IRC based interactions if IRC is your thing.

purple_impala 2016-09-05 11:28:44 UTC #2

I like Slack better, but I've signed up for #mystorm on freenode.

Folknology 2016-09-05 12:24:13 UTC #3

Hmm I haven't used slack much maybe we can do that also, will explore

adhorden 2016-09-05 15:32:49 UTC #4

Slack has an IRC bridge. We use it for Leeds Hack Space. Its transparent. It mirrors real time from Slack to IRC and from IRC to Slack. It would be ideal for this purpose example where I can use IRC when I am at my desk but then use Slack when on mobile.

I would vote we use Slack as it would be transparent.

I would point you to the Leeds Hack Space discussion here regarding Slack:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/leeds-hack-space/slack%7Csort:relevance/leeds-hack-space/q3X1lXIm34c/tmnTJ_4gCAAJ

It sums up the case for Slack well and for Leeds Hack Space I have seen more involvement with members. IRC can still be used and Slack is just essentially a client for IRC.

I have experience getting all this to work if you would like to try Slack. Its free.

We use Slack at work to talk to our internal IRC when on mobile as well.

I prefer IRC but there is not an easy way to use IRC on mobile.

dsilvers 2016-09-11 09:41:54 UTC #5

It depends on your definition of 'easy' but my husband uses Quassel for that and seems happy. Of course, he has a hosted Quassel server and a bunch of other infra too, so on second thoughts perhaps it'd have to be a very lax definition of 'easy'

gadgetoid 2016-09-12 13:55:03 UTC #6

Another Slack user chiming in here. We use it at Pimoroni, perhaps a little too heavily I've also received indispensable help in the Node-RED Slack channel, plus lurk in the TingBot one.

Slack is a little easier to follow, and sign into! Despite having a Pi dedicated to running a bouncer, I'm terrible at keeping on top of IRC.

artag 2016-09-22 11:18:51 UTC #7

There's also IRCcloud, or the more tradtional irssi + screen + connectbot, which works well for me. The downside is typing-on-mobile, which you're pretty much stuck with.