[kwlug-disc] Cross Platform Messaging Clients

[locklin.jason at gmail.com]

On Mon, 6 Jun 2016 17:37:19 -0400
Andrew Sullivan Cant <acant at alumni.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

> >> Perhaps we need a KWLUG Night of the Chat Client Shootout?
> 
> It would be interesting to see a comparison with bitlbee[1] and an IRC
> client as well.

I use Bitlbee on a regular basis. Though, I'm thinking about setting
Matrix.org up to replace it, as it looks to be a more general, solid
solution to a network-bridging server -with more features and a very
active community. Either way, I like the idea of a server that does 
all the multi-protocol stuff and just using a simple client on all my 
devices.

If you really like IRC, Bitlbee is an excellent way a way to also
get your Twitter and IM done at the same time. It's definately a hobby
project for people who really like IRC and like tinkering though. 
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.