Re: [Gimp-developer] #gimp irc invitation only?

[Elle Stone <ellestone ninedegreesbelow com>]

On 08/23/2018 11:47 AM, Paka wrote:
> * Elle Stone <ellestone ninedegreesbelow com> [08-23-18 11:42]:
> > On 08/23/2018 11:25 AM, Paka wrote:

> > > > This channel is invite-only. You must have an invite from an existing member
> > > > of the channel to join. Use "/knock #gimp" to ask the channel operators to
> > > > invite you in.
> > >
> > > it was instituted freenode wide to accept *only* registered users due to
> > > spamming.  it requires you "log" in using a password to your *registered*
> > > id.
> > >     go to #freenode
> > >     make sure your nick is correctly set
> > >     /msg nickserv identify <your-password>
> >
> > Hi Paka,
> >
> > I just did register with #freenode. But I still get the same "invite-only"
> > message when trying to join #gimp.
> >
> > Is freenode even related to irc.gimp.org?
>
> no, not "related".  freenode provides irc service connections and I can
> access #gimp from there.
>    paka (~paka@opensuse/member/Paka) has joined #gimp
>
> > Does freenode handle all nick registrations?
>
> as far as I know
>
> > Does irc.gimp.org require separate registraton?
>
> "registering" alone is not enough,
>    did you do "/msg nickserv identify <password>"

Hi Paka,

It does seem that irc.gimp.org and freenode.org require separate 
registration. Or else there is some sort of time lag wrt something done 
with freenode reaching irc.gimp.org. In any event, now I'm registered 
and identified.

But there is still a message about "invite-only".

Best,
Elle