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# Chat with us!

Currently, our main channels of communication are instant messaging rooms hosted on the [Matrix] network.
They are also accessible via [Jabber/XMPP] and [IRC] protocols, so that contributors can use their favorite client to join us.

[Matrix]: https://matrix.org/
[Jabber/XMPP]: https://joinjabber.org/
[IRC]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat

The topic for our main channel is:

> LibreGaming community - general/organizational discussions.
> Join #libregaming-ROOM for specific working groups: website, translations, sysadmin.
> Community pad: https://md.roflcopter.fr/libregaming?both

## Official chatrooms

- *organization*: general channel for discussing the LibreGaming project
  [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-organization:freedombox.emorrp1.name)
  [xmpp](xmpp:#libregaming-organization#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join)
  [irc](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-organization)
- *website*: website Working Group
  [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-website:freedombox.emorrp1.name)
  [xmpp](xmpp:#libregaming-website#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join)
  [irc](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-website)
- *sysadmin*: sysadmin Working Group, to keep our services running
  [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-sysadmin:freedombox.emorrp1.name)
  [xmpp](xmpp:#libregaming-sysadmin#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join)
  [irc](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-sysadmin)
- *translations*: translations Working Group, to make our website and other resources available in non-English languages
  [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-translations:freedombox.emorrp1.name)
  [xmpp](xmpp:#libregaming-translations#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join)
  [irc](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-translations)
- *offtopic*: for discussions beyond the libregaming project
  [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-offtopic:freedombox.emorrp1.name)
  [xmpp](xmpp:#libregaming-offtopic#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join)
  [irc](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-offtopic)
- *chamber*: for bursts of high-volume organisational activity, when a topic gets too long for the main channel
  [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-chamber:freedombox.emorrp1.name)
  [xmpp](xmpp:#libregaming-chamber#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join)
  [irc](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-chamber)
- *matchmaking*: matchmaking service/bot to find people to play with
  [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-matchmaking:freedombox.emorrp1.name)
  [xmpp](xmpp:#libregaming-matchmaking#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join)
  [irc](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-matchmaking)

To join one such room called `ROOM`, configure your client according to the instructions below.

## Matrix

Room name: `#libregaming-ROOM:freedombox.emorrp1.name`

- Create an account [here](https://tchncs.de/matrix), or on any other Matrix server
- [Our communal space](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-space:matrix.org)
- Subspaces: Communities, Games, Engines, Tools, Historical (lower case for ROOM)
- Need to know the hidden room_id for read-only access (and history: Anyone) e.g.
  [chamber](https://view.matrix.org/room/!uagwTOyQbbWrZgwyPO:freedombox.emorrp1.name/)

## Jabber/XMPP

Room name: `#libregaming-ROOM#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org`

- Create an account [here](https://tchncs.de/xmpp), or on any other Jabber/XMPP server
- [More information](https://joinjabber.org/)
- Bridged with [matrix-bifrost](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-bifrost)
  ([Usage details](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-bifrost/wiki/Address-syntax))

## IRC

Room name: `#libregaming-ROOM` on `irc.libera.chat`

- [Create an account](https://libera.chat/guides/registration), though that's optional as guest access is supported
- [More information](https://libera.chat/)
- Various features are not supported by the IRC protocol: for a better user experience, consider using a Matrix or Jabber/XMPP client instead
- Bridged with [matrix-appservice-irc](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc)
  ([Usage details](https://matrix-org.github.io/matrix-appservice-irc/latest/usage.html))
- <details><summary>Bridge settings</summary>
  Our Matrix/IRC bridge is configured with the following settings:
  `org.matrix.appservice-irc.config`
  `{ "lineLimit": 9, "allowUnconnectedMatrixUsers": true }`
  </details>