Ergo Chat – A modern IRC server written in Go

Re:Ergo Chat – A modern IRC server written in Go by Mashimo on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @02:58AM (#42448816)

> That people can't login to phone apps?

Probably that they don't bother to have another chat app just for a few people.

A older family member has WhatsUp and Signal and gets sometimes confused. I have WhatsUp, signal, telegram, discord, meta messenger and would be .. hesitant to install an IRC client for like 3 people.

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Re:Ergo Chat – A modern IRC server written in Go by mavhc on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @07:21AM (#42449901)

Whatsapp wins because it doesn't require a username and password, that's too complex for many people

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Re:Ergo Chat – A modern IRC server written in Go by prmoustache on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @10:37AM (#42451305)

> wins because it doesn't require a username and password

And lose because you can't give it to a kid that doesn't have a mobile phone number.

I have shared custody of my daughter and we communicate via xmpp on a tablet they carry over there when they spend a week at their mother's.

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Re:Ergo Chat – A modern IRC server written in Go by mavhc on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @08:13PM (#42457313)

True, but I mean wins in a global "it's now the default platform for most people in the world" sense.

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