From fe3cb7978aa5843004018c03006b80ed329ab5c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Yann E. MORIN" Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 21:40:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: move the IRC channel away from Freenode Due to the recent events at Frenode [0], the channel has become a bit unreliable (much spammed), and users have started to move away already, as quite a few other projects have moved their IRC presence away from Freenode. There are a few alternatives. The first to spring to mind, is the new Libera.Chat network [1], managed by the previous Freenode staff, so we could expect quite a good experience there. However, it is a very young network. The second well known alternative is the long-established OFTC, which has been very reliable in its 20 years of existence. So, let's move to OFTC, just because it has a track-record of robustness (which Libera.Chat still has to build, for being young). Note: there are a lot of other IRC networks, some very good too, but we probably would be much off-topic on most of them. [0] https://lwn.net/Articles/856543/ [1] https://libera.chat/ [2] https://www.oftc.net/ Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN Cc: Peter Korsgaard Cc: Thomas Petazzoni Cc: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) Acked-by: Matthew Weber Acked-by: Heiko Thiery Acked-By: Vincent Fazio Acked-by: Peter Korsgaard Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN --- README | 2 +- docs/manual/resources.txt | 4 ++-- docs/website/support.html | 10 +++++----- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index c6172524d7..008e996f5f 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Buildroot comes with a basic configuration for a number of boards. Run Please feed suggestions, bug reports, insults, and bribes back to the buildroot mailing list: buildroot@buildroot.org -You can also find us on #buildroot on Freenode IRC. +You can also find us on #buildroot on OFTC IRC. If you would like to contribute patches, please read https://buildroot.org/manual.html#submitting-patches diff --git a/docs/manual/resources.txt b/docs/manual/resources.txt index 69bfff8f2b..374cdef94e 100644 --- a/docs/manual/resources.txt +++ b/docs/manual/resources.txt @@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ there is a good chance someone else has asked the same question before. IRC:: + -The Buildroot IRC channel irc://freenode.net/#buildroot[#buildroot] is -hosted on http://webchat.freenode.net[Freenode]. It is a useful place to +The Buildroot IRC channel irc://irc.oftc.net/#buildroot[#buildroot] is +hosted on https://www.oftc.net/WebChat/[OFTC]. It is a useful place to ask quick questions or discuss on certain topics. + When asking for help on IRC, share relevant logs or pieces of code diff --git a/docs/website/support.html b/docs/website/support.html index 6c602b42d2..eef969d461 100644 --- a/docs/website/support.html +++ b/docs/website/support.html @@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
-

The Buildroot IRC channel is - #buildroot, hosted on Freenode. If you do not have an IRC client, you can - use the Freenode web interface. +

The Buildroot IRC channel is + #buildroot, hosted on OFTC. If you do not have an IRC client, you can + use the OFTC web interface. When asking for help on IRC, share relevant logs or pieces of code using a code sharing website.

-

Note that due to excessive spamming on Freenode, the channel can only be +

Note that due to excessive spamming on IRC, the channel can only be joined if you are a registered user with - Freenode nickserv + OFTC NickServ service. Follow the instructions to register as a user with a password, and then join the #buildroot channel.