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hello hello! marclaporte: hello kieppie! How are you? Lacrocivious: marclaporte: Were you successful in contacting ClearFoundation and/or freenode personnel vis-a-vis channel resurrection?
marclaporte: This may be helpful: http://www.clearfoundation.com/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,232/catid,31/func,view/id,45705/ kieppie: hi marclaporte. good to see the channel up
Lacrocivious - I've had contact with the CF peopel in th epast re this
NZ & all Lacrocivious: kieppie: Excellent!
What is their Raison del Recalcitrance? ;-)
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That they're all asleep when most of their users are awake? kieppie: they're not opposed to the idea, but rather that there as not the critical mass present to get the channel goin. also unable ot permenantly staff the channel with what is essentiall support staff Lacrocivious: ...this is why *scrollback* was invented ;-)
It doesn't require dedicated support staff
Only occasional appearance, or even intelligently constructed referral path, to CF personnel kieppie: anyhow - this is fine. good to at least see some activity now Lacrocivious: I strongly suspect they don't use IRC because they don't understand how much it would take on its own strengths kieppie: I believe they were willing to drop in on a weekly bass
*basis Lacrocivious: That'd be great
Besides, can you think of another project more likely to include a boatload of IRC veterans? kieppie: that was a few months ago though - need to poke them again re that. I believe there's a standing ticket/forum thread for that Lacrocivious: I mean, IRC was built by propeller-heads for propeller-heads ;-) kieppie: g2g. ttyl Lacrocivious: Okay, later ;-) kieppie: left #clearfoundation marclaporte: Lacrocivious: I have been told it's not possible: http://freenode.net/group_registration.shtml
joined #clearfoundation MvL: joined #clearfoundation MarcelvanLeeuwen: okay back on the channel
reactivated screen and irssi on my server
good initiative guys!!! Lacrocivious: MarcelvanLeeuwen: Were you part of the earlier experiment CF had when creating this channel? MarcelvanLeeuwen: yup a year ago i believe... Lacrocivious: marclaporte: That's sad news. It still means we can find the formerly specified primary contact with freenode and get them to dig up the passwords, make someone else chanop, etc
marclaporte: I remember now reading about the demise of the freenode 'parent company' when it happened, but I didn't fully realize what it would mean
MarcelvanLeeuwen: Do you have any idea who at CF may have been primary contact for freenode? MarcelvanLeeuwen: I think Dave Looper
I've talked a lot with him Lacrocivious: MarcelvanLeeuwen: Any chance you could contact him and ask if he can come in for long enough to either resume, or transfer, chanop? MarcelvanLeeuwen: channel operator
means chanop Lacrocivious: It's not good to have an opless channel because -- among other things -- spambots will eventually find it and then you might as well forget it
Yes, channel operator, sorry MarcelvanLeeuwen: okay :)
I will try to contact Dave Lacrocivious: Thank you ;-) MarcelvanLeeuwen: I mailed Tim Burgess
hoping he has a mail address of Dave Looper which he is regulary checking... Lacrocivious: Excellent ;-)
As I recall, a year ago the idea was to perform an 'IRC experiment' with perhaps a weekly visit by one or more CF devs? MarcelvanLeeuwen: Yes your right
There were few people interested
unfortunately Lacrocivious: I realize that since the Pointe Clarke days, the entity presently known as ClearFoundation has been forum-oriented, but I think it could be involved in both
Seems to me that ClearOS users would have a high percentage of propeller-heads who know and use IRC ;-) marclaporte: joined #clearfoundation
Hi MarcelvanLeeuwen! MarcelvanLeeuwen: Hi marclaporte! marclaporte: I am glad you are here!
We're gonna make this the place to be :-) MarcelvanLeeuwen: People have tried before
but yeah like the idea! marclaporte: Well, we have logs this time MarcelvanLeeuwen: yes i have seen
nice! marclaporte: joined #clearfoundation