Re: Why irc.gnome.org?

["Gregory Leblanc" <headmaster albus dumbledore gmail com>]

On 5/4/07, BJörn Lindqvist <bjourne gmail com> wrote:
> Why is it that all GNOME-related IRC channels are located on
> irc.gnome.org? For me, as a user of IRC, it would simplify alot if
> irc.freenode.net was used instead because virtually all other free
> software projects use that network.

As for me, I'm opposed to using freenode mostly because "it sucks".
True, it has a much larger "fan base" than does irc.gnome.org, but
this means that they have a LOT more problems.  You can see this if
you're a new user and try to get help on #fedora there.  You can't
even join the channel without registering, which I think is entirely
too high of a barrier to entry.  Also, the community has grown up
around irc.gnome.org, and is well established there.  It would take
considerable effort to move to another irc network.  Later,
    Greg