mudle@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat's Your Favorite IRC Client, and Why?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down11
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minus-squareliliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoJust to let you know, Hexchat is no longer maintained, unless someone has forked it. Might be worth looking into alternatives. https://hexchat.github.io/news/2.16.2.html
minus-square56!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoHas IRC been getting many new features recently? It kind of feels like the sort of thing where software can become “finished”.
minus-squareliliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI mean yeah, Hexchat does work pretty well and is kind of finished. But it’s possible there are existing security vulnerabilities or new ones to be discovered in the future.
Just to let you know, Hexchat is no longer maintained, unless someone has forked it. Might be worth looking into alternatives.
https://hexchat.github.io/news/2.16.2.html
Has IRC been getting many new features recently? It kind of feels like the sort of thing where software can become “finished”.
I mean yeah, Hexchat does work pretty well and is kind of finished. But it’s possible there are existing security vulnerabilities or new ones to be discovered in the future.