kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

andrew lee just seized over 700 channels on freenode because they mentioned libera.chat in their topic.

This includes projects like openbsd, wikimedia, FOSDEM, etc.

https://archive.is/uHw1g shows 720 channels that match what is being checked.

here's an example log: https://gist.github.com/pushcx/ab2a1d5b1d18e964c581ef18ccb3a79f

boost this if you care about foss in any way.

May 26, 2021 at 3:36amWeb
Show threadBrad AckermanMay 26, 2021
@kline @crc He saw that some people didn’t think he was poison and is correcting them the only way he knows how.
Show threadtech? no! man, see...May 26, 2021
@kline they took over my two channels even though we were waiting to move to libera until the matrix bridge was ready. I guess that means the process was automated for any channel that had libera even mentioned in the topic?
Show threadCharles ChildersMay 26, 2021
@technomancy @kline Looks that way to me. My topic mentions libera, though I haven't announced a move, just presented it as a second option for my community.
Show threadDavid SterryMay 26, 2021
@technomancy @kline It's hard to imagine how to handle competition besides this way. You can make the case that networks shouldn't be competitive but if money is spent, then it would make sense to maintain that which was purchased.
Show threadBhushan Shah 🤖🥸🦹May 26, 2021
@kline also seems all of old staff got K-Lined.
Show threadkline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿May 26, 2021

@bshah I'm painfully aware:

Information on kline (account kline):
Registered : Sep 03 20:34:12 2011 (9y 38w 1d ago)
User reg. : Jul 31 12:02:41 2007 (13y 43w 1d ago)
kline has been frozen by the freenode administration.
*** End of Info ***

Show threadRobby O'ConnorMay 26, 2021
@kline @bshah This is disgusting
Show threadRobby O'ConnorMay 26, 2021
@bshah @kline Doesn't seem to be all staff though
Show threadNemo_bis 🌈May 26, 2021
@kline Most of the #Wikimedia channels on #freenode were left alone so far. (I still have my previous flags on all but one of them.) Only channels which were redirected to a channel named libera or mentioned Libera in the topic were taken over, AFAICT.
Show threadStephen BrennanMay 26, 2021
@kline saw #osdev and #ircv3 get taken over. Such bullshit.
Show threadTom RyderMay 26, 2021
@kline I’m not sure I’m ever going to get used to seeing your avatar used as a preview link for this sort of thing hitting Hacker News.
Show threadTom RyderMay 26, 2021
@kline To be fair, it does very much resemble my own expression whenever I read anything about leenode.
Show threadDoug WebbMay 26, 2021
@tejr @kline Oh lol! It's Limmy! haaaa 🤣
Show threadArcaze R0May 26, 2021
@kline that's a ringing endorsement of libera if I've ever seen one.
Show threadclacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛May 26, 2021
@arca0 @kline Well, rasengan said he wanted to decentralize and remove the threat to the network.

Forcing everyone from his network to the community-run network is a rather effective way of doing that. 😁

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Show threadDavid BremnerMay 26, 2021

@kline

NewFreeNode: We love Freeze Peach!
Us: put pointer to libera.chat in /topic to help users
NewFreeNode: Not like that!

25-05-2021 22:59:32 < freenodecom!~com@freenode/staff: This channel has been reopened with respect to the communities and new users. The topic is in violation of freenode policy: https://freenode.net/policies

The Policies - freenode

freenode.net - Supporting Free and Open Source Software Communities since 1998

Show threadQMay 26, 2021
@kline I was looking to get back onto IRC, just gonna... walk right over to Libera. Haha! #freenode #liberachat #libera #irc
Show threadtvcxMay 26, 2021
@kline
Show threadRobby O'ConnorMay 26, 2021
@kline fuck this shit.
Show threadGary "grim" KramlichMay 26, 2021
@kline Since last week, we've had a "#pidgin is live on libera" in the topic of #pidgin on freenode without issue. While adding another communication channel for our users means another thing we have to check, we will still make ourselves available where ever our users decide to flock.
Show threadAde Malsasa AkbarMay 30, 2021
@kline thanks for your information. Thanks to you, now I understand why recently big projects I saw talked about Freenode and @liberachat seriously.
Show thread~stern Oct 6, 2021
@kline that’s really scary, well that’ll drive the exodus.