freenode and most of the runner up biggest networks are on board with IRCv3. Also, the specs are backwards compatible by design.
IRCv3 is a working group consisting of many different IRC developers and operators http://ircv3.net/participation.html that produces specifications by consensus, and there is a longer term effort to propose a unified…
The issue of the missing chat history is actually a rare bug we have at the moment combined with bad timing. When we're under heavy load (e.g. Freenode is netsplitting) our cache can get backed up. The cache is where…
There is an effort[1] to unify these changes alongside a revised IRC spec that reflects real world implementations and improves upon the existing RFCs, but it's a longer term plan and still a work in progress. [1]…
Beyond things like ACTION, CTCP is not widely or consistently supported. This is partly because no one is advancing the specification, and partly because it isn't well specified in the first place. Not to mention the…
As a web app, it's actually a lot easier to make modifications than desktop software, without needing an unwieldy encyclopaedia of settings checkboxes. For things that are common requests, we work on adding appropriate…
Hi, I wrote the blog post and run IRCCloud. To clarify, the changes detailed here are to do with IRC as a low level protocol. While these enhancements do have user benefit, many of the user experience improvements we…
Any reason you rejected IRCCloud? (disclosure: my company). We host private servers for teams and do the majority of what you're asking for.
IRCCloud.com (London/Sheffield, UK) - https://www.irccloud.com/jobs * Front end engineering (on site or remote) * Design (on site) --------- IRCCloud is an IRC client and bouncer without all the baggage. We keep you…
freenode and most of the runner up biggest networks are on board with IRCv3. Also, the specs are backwards compatible by design.
IRCv3 is a working group consisting of many different IRC developers and operators http://ircv3.net/participation.html that produces specifications by consensus, and there is a longer term effort to propose a unified…
The issue of the missing chat history is actually a rare bug we have at the moment combined with bad timing. When we're under heavy load (e.g. Freenode is netsplitting) our cache can get backed up. The cache is where…
There is an effort[1] to unify these changes alongside a revised IRC spec that reflects real world implementations and improves upon the existing RFCs, but it's a longer term plan and still a work in progress. [1]…
Beyond things like ACTION, CTCP is not widely or consistently supported. This is partly because no one is advancing the specification, and partly because it isn't well specified in the first place. Not to mention the…
As a web app, it's actually a lot easier to make modifications than desktop software, without needing an unwieldy encyclopaedia of settings checkboxes. For things that are common requests, we work on adding appropriate…
Hi, I wrote the blog post and run IRCCloud. To clarify, the changes detailed here are to do with IRC as a low level protocol. While these enhancements do have user benefit, many of the user experience improvements we…
Any reason you rejected IRCCloud? (disclosure: my company). We host private servers for teams and do the majority of what you're asking for.
IRCCloud.com (London/Sheffield, UK) - https://www.irccloud.com/jobs * Front end engineering (on site or remote) * Design (on site) --------- IRCCloud is an IRC client and bouncer without all the baggage. We keep you…