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Our team at IRCNow wants to make IRC better today without changing the IRC protocol. | Our team at IRCNow wants to make IRC better today without changing the IRC protocol. | ||
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+ | We are committed to writing [[opensoftware:start|open, transparent software]] following our [[irc:guidelines|quality software guidelines]]. | ||
===== Why IRC? ===== | ===== Why IRC? ===== | ||
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IRCv3, however, is not fixing any of the major flaws with IRC. As of 2019, IRCv3 **still**: | IRCv3, however, is not fixing any of the major flaws with IRC. As of 2019, IRCv3 **still**: | ||
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- Does **not** provide an easy way to upload a file in-band to a public channel (you can't share code snippets, photos, or videos with your irc client, you need to use a web browser) | - Does **not** provide an easy way to upload a file in-band to a public channel (you can't share code snippets, photos, or videos with your irc client, you need to use a web browser) | ||
- | - Does **not sync messages properly on phones (messages are often lost or repeated) | + | - Does **not** sync messages properly on phones (messages are often lost or repeated) |
- Does **not** provide recipient confirmations for when a message is delivered (echo-message only provides server confirmations, not recipient confirmations) | - Does **not** provide recipient confirmations for when a message is delivered (echo-message only provides server confirmations, not recipient confirmations) | ||
- Does **not** provide buddy lists | - Does **not** provide buddy lists | ||
- Does **not** provide HTTP tunneling to bypass firewalls | - Does **not** provide HTTP tunneling to bypass firewalls | ||
- **Cannot** handle frequent disconnects from mobile clients | - **Cannot** handle frequent disconnects from mobile clients | ||
- | -**Cannot** handle audio/video calls | + | - **Cannot** handle audio/video calls |
- Does **not** provide a standardized registration interface | - Does **not** provide a standardized registration interface | ||
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If you are interested, please join our network at [[ircs://irc.ircnow.org/#ircnow|irc.ircnow.org]]. | If you are interested, please join our network at [[ircs://irc.ircnow.org/#ircnow|irc.ircnow.org]]. | ||
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