From: Stefan Rusterholz <apeiros@...>
Date: 2008-01-02T04:13:20+09:00
Subject: Re: ANN: Butler 1.9 released

Bob Hutchison wrote:
> IRC is circa 1988. My start in sofware is circa 1977. I live email and
> usenet :-)
> 
> Why do you prefer IRC over the various alternatives, and I'm thinking
> of jabber/xmpp here? I see, from some quick googling, that there's
> plenty of partisanship. I understand what you are doing, and the
> alternatives will say they can do the same thing. So I'm interested in
> what *you* think and why -- you've actually invested in your decision
> so, to me, that is more than enough to make your opinion interesting.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bob

Mostly due to the way IRC is used. IRC is used more in multiway 
communications while Jabber and other IMs usually are used for 1:1 
discussions. Take #ruby-lang for example - roughly 400 people in there. 
I prefer IRC because it is more direct, more immediate. That doesn't 
mean I use it exclusively. IRC, E-Mail and forums have each as said 
distinctive advantages.

Regards
Stefan
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