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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.

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 xmpp irc
  • website: website Working Group matrix xmpp irc
  • sysadmin: sysadmin Working Group, to keep our services running matrix xmpp irc
  • translations: translations Working Group, to make our website and other resources available in non-English languages matrix xmpp irc
  • offtopic: for discussions beyond the libregaming project matrix xmpp irc
  • chamber: for bursts of high-volume organisational activity, when a topic gets too long for the main channel matrix xmpp irc
  • matchmaking: matchmaking service/bot to find people to play with matrix xmpp irc

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, or on any other Matrix server
  • Our communal space
  • 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

Jabber/XMPP

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

IRC

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

  • Create an account, though that's optional as guest access is supported
  • More information
  • 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 (Usage details)
  • Bridge settings Our Matrix/IRC bridge is configured with the following settings: `org.matrix.appservice-irc.config` `{ "lineLimit": 9, "allowUnconnectedMatrixUsers": true }`