Re: Freenode Administration

[Bone Baboon]

Bone Baboon writes:
> Here is what I have discovered after some further preliminary
> exploration.  I have added XMPP and Tox.

This is supplemental information in regards to raingloom's comment on
implementation languages.

> ## Scuttlebutt
>
> <https://scuttlebutt.nz/>
>
> * Free libre - yes
> * Peer to peer - yes
> * Non graphical client - yes
> ** scat <https://github.com/stripedpajamas/scat>

scat is implemented in JavaScript.

> ** scatzero <https://github.com/stripedpajamas/scatzero>

scatzero is implemented in JavaScript.

> ** scuttle-chat <https://github.com/clevinson/scuttle-chat>

scuttle-chat is implemented in Rust.  The Readme says "Work in
Progress!!".

> * IRC capabilities - ?
> * Emacs client - no
>
> ## DAT
>
> <https://www.datprotocol.com/>
>
> * Free libre - yes
> * Peer to peer - yes
> * Non graphical client - yes
> ** cabal-cli <https://github.com/cabal-club/cabal-cli>

cabal-cli is implemented in JavaScript.

> * IRC capabilities - yes
> ** <https://cabal.chat/>
> * Emacs client - no
>
> ## IPFS
>
> <https://ipfs.io/>
>
> * Free libre - yes
> * Peer to peer - yes
> * Non graphical client - prototype
> ** orbit-textui <https://github.com/orbitdb/orbit-textui>

orbit-textui is implemented in JavaScript.

> *** prototype
> * IRC capabilities - ?
> * Emacs client - no
>
> ## Jami
>
> <https://jami.net/>
>
> * Free libre - yes
> * Peer to peer - yes
> * Non graphical client - yes
> ** jami-cli <https://github.com/AmarOk1412/jami-cli>

jami-cli is implemented in Rust.

> * IRC capabilities - not yet
> ** Swarm requires more optimizations before pubic channels are added.
> ** Currently jami-cli has been tested for group of 5 (jami-cli's
>    developer devices). 
> ** A group is invite only currently.
> * Emacs client - no
>
> ## RetroShare
>
> <https://retroshare.cc/>
>
> * Free libre - yes
> * Peer to peer - yes
> * Non graphical client - no

RetroShare is implemented in C++.

> * IRC capabilities - yes
> * Emacs client - no
>
> ## XMPP
>
> <https://xmpp.org/>
>
> * Free libre - yes
> * Peer to peer - no
> ** federated servers
> * Non graphical client - yes
> ** Mcabber <https://mcabber.com/>

Mcabber is implemented in C.

> ** Poezio <https://poez.io/en/>

Poezio is implemented in Python 3.

> ** Profanity <https://profanity-im.github.io/>

Profanity is implemented in C.

> ** Aparte <https://github.com/paulfariello/aparte>

Aparte is implemented in Rust.

> * IRC capabilities - yes
> * Emacs client - yes
> ** jabber.el <https://github.com/legoscia/emacs-jabber>

jabber.el is implemented in Emacs Lisp.

>
> ## Tox
>
> <https://tox.chat/>
>
> * Free libre - yes
> * Peer to peer - yes
> * Non graphical client - yes
> ** Toxic <https://github.com/JFreegman/toxic>

Toxic is implemented in C.

> * IRC capabilities - not currently
> ** Would get IRC capabilities if this gets added
>    <https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/blob/ngc/docs/DHT-Group-Chats.md> 
> * Emacs client - no