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| author |   Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> | 2021-05-20 12:45:26 +0200 |
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| committer | Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> | 2021-05-20 12:45:26 +0200 |
| commit | 740485df36fe4592184240ec094aa891a8304fde (patch) | |
| tree | ad2d4d9d9add7a2f415d262f413ba05293c4dd4e | |
| parent | Revert "Temporarily drop verification token here" (diff) | |
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Improve Freenode info
Give more informations about the Freenode incident. While at it, warn
our users about impersonations.
Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | _posts/2021-05-19-Freenode.md | 34 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/_posts/2021-05-19-Freenode.md b/_posts/2021-05-19-Freenode.md index 61e2d62..6885eeb 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-05-19-Freenode.md +++ b/_posts/2021-05-19-Freenode.md @@ -2,10 +2,30 @@ title: 'Freenode IRC and Gentoo' --- -We are aware of the situation surrounding Freenode ownership and / or administration -([1](https://fuchsnet.ch/freenode-resign-letter.txt), -[2](https://twitter.com/freenodestaff/status/1395046345145307140), -[3](https://gist.github.com/shadowcat-mst/998cea12794768bdb3da2daeff31baad), -[4](https://www.irc.com/lets-take-irc-further)) -and are watching current developments closely. So far no decision on Gentoo involvement -has been taken. Please check this page for future updates. +According to the information published recently, there have been major +changes in the way the Freenode IRC network is administered. This has +resulted in a number of staff members raising concerns about the new +administration and/or resigning. A large number of open source projects +have already announced the transition to other IRC networks, or are +actively discussing it. + +It is not yet clear whether and how these changes will affect Gentoo. +We are observing as the situation develops. It is possible that we will +decide to move the official Gentoo channels to another network +in the best interest of our users. At the same time, we realize that +such a move will be an inconvenience to them. + +At the same time, it has came to our attention that certain individuals +have been using the situation to impersonate Gentoo developers on other +IRC networks. The official Gentoo developers can be identified +on Freenode by their gentoo/developer cloak. If we move to another +network, we will announce claiming a respective cloak. + +Please check this page for future updates. + +More information on the Freenode situation can be found at: + +- [Christian (Fuchs)'s Freenode resignation](https://fuchsnet.ch/freenode-resign-letter.txt) +- [@freenodestaff tweet](https://twitter.com/freenodestaff/status/1395046345145307140) +- [Open Letter On freenode's independence](https://gist.github.com/shadowcat-mst/998cea12794768bdb3da2daeff31baad) +- [Andrew Lee, We grew up with IRC. Let's take it further.](https://www.irc.com/lets-take-irc-further) |