Linux Mint is Building a New Desktop Chat App - OMG! Ubuntu
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A new IRC client (but don't call it an IRC client) is being developed by Linux Mint. The Ubuntu-based distro currently includes Hexchat in its default
  • CodingCarpenter@lemm.eeEnglish
    91·
    9 months ago

    To what end though? Where will this be going and what will be the use? I feel like at this point the chat program demographics are just bursting with choices and I’m not sure why you would pick this one over anything else.

    • robsutoEnglish
      111·
      9 months ago

      Hopefully they’re just piggybacking in top of an existing protocol like Matrix.

      Wouldn’t make much sense to build one from the ground up and it only communicated with other LM users

    • Martin@feddit.nuEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      It’s a chat app dedicated to the Linux Mint irc channels.

      It’s for users and developers to discuss all things Mint in a pre-installed and configured application.