![]() ![]() Can't login from multiple clients and share username without magic like nickname aliases.Doesn't support login by email address or phone or external credentials.(Support of media is dependent on IRC client) Can't show media, like photos, maps, etc.The files are not either instantaneously available in the client) Lack of modernization for sharing files (Services like Dropbox, Google Drive are not preferable because it fragments the community and if any of these services die, the files are gone forever.Doesn't do voice, video calls or conferences.Usage is dropping on IT circles for maybe a decade now (IRC protocol is on decline).Although possible, it is difficult to create hooks into third party services.Many contributors haven't used irc before, and new tools can be a struggle for even technical users (counter-argument: IRC webapps make IRC easier to use, but it is still more of a challenge than modern alternatives.). ![]() ![]() The lack of a “user is typing” indicator slows down conversations (counter-argument: indicators not always reliable, may become a distraction / put people off writing a reply of their own).Few high quality apps, especially for mobile devices (IRCCloud app is not entirely free).Issue applies to channels and private conversations. There is no scroll back/history/asynchronous conversation native to the platform (requires a proxy such as bip or znc or using a 3rd party service like IRCCloud).People's ability to participate in chat is affected by whether English is their first language.Drupal is a global project and some contributors will always be in a difficult timezone compared to others.It risks being a significant time sink / distraction.Chat isn't necessarily the most effective way of communicating (versus issue queues, audio/video or face to face).Cognitive load each time you return to a channel to see what's changed.Channels are made independently from the project Many channels don’t have ownership or moderation.Too much overhead to add new channels for ongoing projects.Problems with chat, regardless of technology used At core conversation session by at DrupalCon LA, 2015 on "Pain points of learning and contributing in the Drupal community", several people mentioned that they don't like IRC and they don't get on IRC.ĭuring core mentoring at PHPWorld and people from other Open Source community said that they don't use IRC and its 1990's chat client which is way too old to use in the Drupal community and why Drupal still lives on IRC. ![]()
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