Re:IRC – Why It Failed (2018) [pdf]
by epx on Sunday March 08, 2020 @05:56PM
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IMHO it didn't fail. The internet "failed", becoming something much more centralized and oligopoly-like.
In my area, IRC servers were maintained by local ISP administrators plus some help of local volunteers. As local, dial-up ISPs consolidated and ended up absorbed or put out of business by telecoms, IRC networks become orphans.
In my area, IRC servers were maintained by local ISP administrators plus some help of local volunteers. As local, dial-up ISPs consolidated and ended up absorbed or put out of business by telecoms, IRC networks become orphans.