Re: having public irc logs?
Hello Mehdi
>To be honest, I also wondered why IRC channels were not logged when I
>started contributing to Debian. Later, I understood that people used
>IRC to communicate like they would do in real life. As such, we will
>not try to record every conversation held between two contributors.
ok
>I understand it is not easy to follow IRC channels. Many things are
>said out there. Many of what is said there can be found on mailing
>lists as well. You may install a permanent IRC client that would
>record some targeted IRC channels' activity, as pointed out by martin.
the problem is not having access to the logs, the problem is having a
"common/shared way of doing it"
It would be mostly fine even to just have a password protected irc log
server, only accessible to DDs.
>I feel bad about that. As explained elsewhere, it is not the spirit of
>usage of IRC, at least in Debian. But ultimately, I think it is a project
>decision if (for example) we want to make a #debian-recorded channel but
>I would not support it, personally.
no need to feel bad, I'm sharing my opinion, and useful stuff is already
said in public mail lists, it is just a matter of my personal comfort :)
>There are simple technical measures that you could personally put in place
>to follow some channels.
Yes sure, just I have some bad feeling about doing so.
I can put a server in place, what would happen if the server gets hacked and
conversations put out there?
How can I prevent a server running 24/7 from being super secured when opened
with an online access?
lots of people are already logging irc conversations, the probability of leaks
increase with the number of people doing that.
Security might also mean to have a single point of sharing knowledge, not a lot
of them.
Anyhow, I'll probably put an irc bouncer in place in the near future, even if I don't
think this is something nice to do.
thanks for sharing your opinion, appreciate it,
G.
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