Ya, I just heard the other day. I hang out in ##atari there, and it's also a huge resource if I am in a particular pinch with javascript, SQL, or PHP. Have used it for that, with much success, for nigh on 20 years. I did sign up and reg my nick (blakespot) on the new server. I hang out on freenode, dalnet, slashnet, and a2central, here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/50776371433/in/album-721576044213038... bp On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 7:20 PM RETRO Innovations via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 5/27/2021 6:02 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I found out about this through Hackaday's article, but this has been going on for a little while now:
https://hackaday.com/2021/05/20/freenode-debacle-prompts-staff-exodus-new-ne...
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I noticed it earlier this week as all the classic computer IRC channel owners moved their channels (classiccmp, c64friends, etc.)
Jim
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