[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2021.02.x] docs: move the IRC channel away from Freenode
From: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
Date: 2021-06-10 06:36:37
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
commit: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=fa0c6b0c768fca6d872efa81cd59b8d5da0fe199 branch: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=refs/heads/2021.02.x 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 <redacted> Cc: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com> Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com> Cc: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <redacted> Acked-by: Matthew Weber <redacted> Acked-by: Heiko Thiery <redacted> Acked-By: Vincent Fazio <redacted> Acked-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com> Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <redacted> (cherry picked from commit fe3cb7978aa5843004018c03006b80ed329ab5c2) Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com> --- 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 at 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 @@ <img class="img-responsive" src="images/irc.png" style="max-width:50px; margin-bottom:10px;"> </div> <div class="col-sm-11"> - <p>The Buildroot IRC channel is <a href="irc://freenode.net/#buildroot"> - #buildroot</a>, hosted on Freenode. If you do not have an IRC client, you can - use the <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net">Freenode web interface</a>. + <p>The Buildroot IRC channel is <a href="irc://irc.oftc.net/#buildroot"> + #buildroot</a>, hosted on OFTC. If you do not have an IRC client, you can + use the <a href="https://www.oftc.net/WebChat/">OFTC web interface</a>. When asking for help on IRC, share relevant logs or pieces of code using a code sharing website.</p> - <p>Note that due to excessive spamming on Freenode, the channel can only be + <p>Note that due to excessive spamming on IRC, the channel can only be joined if you are a registered user with - <a href="https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration">Freenode nickserv</a> + <a href="https://www.oftc.net/Services/">OFTC NickServ</a> service. Follow the instructions to register as a user with a password, and then join the <code>#buildroot</code> channel.</p> </div>