Linux Mint is Building a New Desktop Chat App

A new IRC client (but don’t call it an IRC client) is being developed by Linux Mint. The Ubuntu-based distro currently includes Hexchat in its default software selection. IRC isn’t as trendy as Discord or Telegram but it a free, open standard that no one-entity controls, is relatively low-bandwidth, interoperable, and efficient. But as I reported in February: Hexchat is no more. However, Hexchat ‘quitting the chat’ leaves —I so badly want to say leafs— Linux Mint with a dilemma and an opportunity. The dilemma being: “should we continue shipping an IRC client?” and the opportunity being: “could we replace
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/linux-mint-new-jargonaut-irc-chat-app