#hexchat
Is this really the end of HexChat?
"Developers All Hands On Deck"
There are not that many irc clients, although the Protocol for real-time Internet chat and messaging is extremely popular in the free open software community and there are an infinite number of users and developers on all kinds of topics exchanged in the channels.
What a great and moving moment it was, after which the freenode server was corrupted by the selfishness of one person and the "former" staff not only issued a warning, but also libera.chat was founded! In no time at all, all channels of the free software scene migrated from freenode to Libera.chat, a few, such as #kali-linux, migrated to the oftc or others, but then let themselves be represented via channel bots on libera.chat to keep the connection.. And it was kept! And the connections are still in place!
From my point of view, this great movement is the most beautiful example of unity among the free-thinking FOSS, FLOSS, FSF people ever!
Internet Relay Chat protocol is more alive than ever and that's why projects like Hexchat can't die!
The alternatives I can think of would be Weechat and irssi (commandline).
Or ChatZilla in the browser (Seamonkey).. unfortunately, I personally can't think of many more possibilities right now.
https://hexchat.github.io/news/2.16.2.html
https://hexchat.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
https://libera.chat/guides/hexchat
Клеман Лефевр, создатель Linux Mint
Клеман Лефевр (Clement Lefebvre) — создатель Linux Mint . Долгое время это был самый популярный дистрибутив Linux, то есть по сути самая популярная в мире свободная ОС для настольных ПК. Дистрибутив на базе Ubuntu и Debian обогнал по популярности и Ubuntu, и Debian. Хотя он не получает широкой медийной огласки, но если спросить самих линуксоидов, то многие порекомендуют Mint.
#ViernesDeEscritorio desde mi PC antigua del 2008
Distro: #Loc-OS 23
Init: #SystemV
Manejador de Ventanas: #Marco (Metacity)
Escritorio: #MATE
Emul. Terminal: #Terminator
Dock: #Plank
***Aplicaciones:****
Fetch--> #fastfetch
Mp3Player--> #moc
Analizador Espectro--> #Cava
Reloj Digital--> #BigTime
ASCII Art--> #cmatrix
Inf Clima--> #MateWeatherApplet
Monitor Sis.--> #conky
--Mensajeria:
Red Matrix--> #SchildiChat
XMPP/jabber--> #Dino
IRC--> #HexChat
CloudStorage--> #rclone
Going back to Konversation for GUI stuffs. DCC file send/receive is kinda important to me. For everything else, including a lot of Matrix usage, WeeChat is still the Kewlist :p
https://bugs.quassel-irc.org/projects/quassel-irc/wiki/Migrating_from_Monolithic_to_Client+Core - just ain't gonna cut it right now.
I still love HexChat.
Honorable mention goes to Halloy, which I think looks really good, supports tiling, and says it supports DCC Send - I don't mind manipulating config files by hand, and I might check it out with a FlatPak, but if I'm sufficiently impressed it looks like I'll have to build the .deb and SlackBuild myself, ... Well? Somebody's got to! Right?
#tallship #FOSS #IRC #DCC #GUI #Quassel #Konversation #Halloy #HexChat #WeeChat
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#HexChat, storico client grafico #IRC, ha annunciato la release che ha chiuso il progetto, ma Linux Mint ha pronto Jargonaut, la sua evoluzione! – Mia mamma usa Linux!
https://www.miamammausalinux.org/2024/03/hexchat-storico-client-grafico-irc-ha-annunciato-la-release-che-ha-chiuso-il-progetto-ma-linux-mint-ha-pronto-jargonaut-la-sua-evoluzione/
@hammerron @cadey I'll use #hexchat until a supported fork comes along or a security flaw is found. I've been using X-chat and it's successor, Hexchat, for decades.
@wyatt8740 As a replacement for Slack and Discord, #IRC is hard because most major networks neglect to provide for 1. history, 2. attachment hosting (DCC doesn't work behind #CGNAT), and 3. link summary bots. Also now that #HexChat is discontinued, what's its replacement?
@funbreaker why are they killing #hexchat ?
HexChat 2.16.2 — The Final Release
This will be the last release I make of HexChat. The project has largely been unmaintained for years now and nobody else stepped up to do that work.
Bitwarden rolls out autofill option with optional password-protected login data:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/2/bitwarden-rolls-out-highly-requested-autofill-feature-inside-form-fields/
Thunderbird unveils progress on converting K-9 Mail, improved account setup process:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/2/thunderbird-unveils-progress-on-k-9-mail-enhances-user-interface-and-experience/
HexChat development ceased due to lack of maintenance:
https://betanews.com/2024/02/19/hexchat-dead-irc-open-source/
2/2
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/hexchat-irc-client-final-release
Hexchat has announced that 2.16.2 will be its final release. The app's maintainer TingPing said the project has been largely unmaintained for years and with no one has stepped up to take the helm.