| 15 Jun 2021 |
 balsoft | They definitely run a bridged matrix server | 14:32:29 |
 @grahamc:nixos.org | if someone could find the steps to do so and can walk me through it, I'm game | 14:32:30 |
| balsoft | https://matrix.to/#/#nix:libera.chat already exists | 14:33:07 |
| balsoft | And https://matrix.to/#/#nixos:libera.chat | 14:33:26 |
 chvp | got to the side bar (click info icon in top-right), "Add widgets, bridges & bots", go to IRC, follow steps there | 14:33:25 |
| chvp | * go to the side bar (click info icon in top-right), "Add widgets, bridges & bots", go to IRC, follow steps there | 14:33:32 |
| chvp | in the room you want to plumb, obviously | 14:33:50 |
| @grahamc:nixos.org | cool, looks easy enough -- what is this field? "Chanop Nick"? like , do I type in me? | 14:35:04 |
 Dandellion | you need someone who is op on the libera irc side | 14:35:27 |
| Dandellion | if you're one you can type yourself | 14:35:32 |
| @grahamc:nixos.org | okay | 14:35:33 |
| @grahamc:nixos.org | meh | 14:36:21 |
| @grahamc:nixos.org | I wasn't +o'd and they validated it without saying they would, and then they cached the result | 14:36:36 |
| Dandellion | 😅 | 14:36:51 |
| @grahamc:nixos.org | anyone able to report a bug? :) | 14:37:03 |
| @grahamc:nixos.org | the point is moot anyway:
Failed to make link: This room has 1060 users, but the maximum for a bridged room is 100.
| 14:37:51 |
| Dandellion | aye | 14:38:01 |
| @grahamc:nixos.org | let me see if there is something to do about that | 14:38:23 |
 Alyssa Ross | I think we should be careful about this | 14:38:36 |
| Alyssa Ross | A lot of people weren't in the official channels before because IRC bridging was painful to them, and they preferred to be in the unofficial Matrix channels | 14:39:10 |
| Dandellion | email support@matrix.org | 14:39:30 |
| Dandellion | for manual bridge shenanigans | 14:39:39 |
| Dandellion | But I agree, you should weigh the pros and cons to bridging | 14:40:13 |
| @grahamc:nixos.org | sounds like more discussion needed | 14:40:27 |
 hexa | agreed | 14:40:39 |
| Alyssa Ross | the unofficial, unbridged Matrix channel was _bigger_ than the IRC channel, even though every Matrix user could have joined the IRC channel, but not the other way around | 14:40:58 |
| balsoft | In reply to @qyliss:fairydust.space
A lot of people weren't in the official channels before because IRC bridging was painful to them, and they preferred to be in the unofficial Matrix channels That's true, but I think the reason was that most users were on IRC before, and thus we had to follow IRC culture while communicating | 14:40:59 |
| Alyssa Ross | let's go to the discussion channel | 14:41:46 |
| balsoft | Now it's going to be the inverse, we'll communicate as usual on the matrix side and IRC people will have to adapt (as harsh as that sounds towards IRC) | 14:41:47 |
| balsoft | * That's true, but the reason for me was that most users were on IRC before, and thus we had to follow IRC culture while communicating | 14:42:05 |
