Re: [webmin-l] Freenode IRC channel

[Bry8 S. <bry...@ya...>]

Thanks for your great consideration.

I'm sure regular users will be greatly benefited to have accurate
helpful pointers from user andreychek, plus, collaboration from
helpful volunteer users, will make #webmin channel a great official
channel for best Server Administration Panel software out there.
-- Bry8Star.



Jamie Cameron, received on 2012-12-27 7:25 PM:
> Thanks for bringing this up .. we are going to transfer control
> of the channel to Eric Andreychek, who is one of the members of
> the Webmin / Virtualmin team (and is more into IRC than I am).
> 
> - Jamie
> 
> On 21/Dec/2012 01:25 Bry8 Star <bry...@ya...> wrote ..
>> Hi Jamie, And to others, who are in support or against a
>> freenode IRC channel for webmin / webadmin project/software.
>> 
>> A year back, when i checked the #webmin irc channel, it wasn't 
>> registered by Jamie Cameron, but by someone else. And i have
>> experienced nuisance, and unrelated conversations, invitations
>> to other irc-networks+channels, etc there then, various users
>> were exploiting other users, .. so complain was made to
>> Freenode. Many voiced similar concern and experiences then.
>> 
>> and user count on that channel even became under 2, sometime. 
>> and now it seems to have around 20 users.
>> 
>> If Jamie contacts freenode directly, then freenode can transfer
>> that channel registration under his account, then he can set
>> few helpful users as moderator, and give permission to change
>> topic, or give permission change topic & block users, etc, so
>> that, it remains official.
>> 
>> according to freenode (rules), unofficial channel must use ##
>> (two # ) symbol before a channel name, and only original
>> official project/product/service owner can register for a irc
>> channel with one # symbol.
>> 
>> if you want to you can register #webadmin as well.
>> 
>> in #webmin irc channel, a helpful user "Borg" 
>> (~borg@S01060023bee91892.ed.shawcable.net) has today has
>> requested to stay on channel, so that it reaches around 35+
>> users, so that a registration can be transferred.
>> 
>> suggesting Jamie or his nominated developer to look into it.
>> 
>> a free open-source software needs, support from other users in 
>> various areas and in various forms.
>> 
>> i would not like at all, if i see again that, this irc channel
>> is serving out as a venue for asking money to users who are
>> going there to look for free help, and free helpful pointers.
>> 
>> if you want to you can open #webmin-support for a paid venue.
>> 
>> and also suggesting to start #webmin-dev , for the developers
>> to communicate with other on LIVE/instant level.
>> 
>> And if you are not interested in registering in IRC channels,
>> and not interested in assigning moderator, then would care to
>> share why ?
>> 
>> user "Borg" seems to be very interested to be a moderator, and
>> can be made a moderator, and i have my support for "Borg".
>> 
>> I have no relation, connection with user "Borg". I have seen
>> this user years back, and also now. a fairly helpful user. not
>> a regular user. (though other users in past (a year back) has
>> used this "Borg" username to exploit other users, now it seems
>> to be not the case). This user has helped me many times.
>> 
>> Thanks, -- Bright Star (Bry8Star).