What IRC options are best recommended, and just work? I have seen a few people discuss lounge as an option, but wanted to see thoughts here too before I commit to setting something up for my family. (slrpnk.net)

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I want something simple that works for my family and myself. We used Discord, but for when they pull their next stunt, I want to be ready and having something working already.

What do you all use?

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[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

Ergochat in combination with Goguma, Halloy and maybe ObsidianIRC. But I would also recommend you look into other options than IRC for a family chat.

My recommendation would be XMPP with https://snikket.org/

[-] CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you, I'll check it out

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