[Buildroot] [PATCH] docs: move the IRC channel away from Freenode

[Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>]

All,

On 2021-05-22 21:40 +0200, Yann E. MORIN spake thusly:
> 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 mond, 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 yong
> 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 <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
> Cc: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
> Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
> Cc: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>

Applied to master, thanks.

So this is official: we are moving away from Freenode. No reason for
being sad or for rejoice either.

Our new official IRC presence wil be on OFTC, on the channel with the
same name:

    irc://irc.oftc.net/#buildroot

OFTC has a webchat too:

    https://www.oftc.net/WebChat/

Thanks all for your patience in the transion; please bear with us in the
early times until we tweak the channel settings if need be.

Regards,
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 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>
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

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