François writes: >> # IRC alternatives / compliments > > On alternatives you missed Matrix[1] which is federated (like email) > and have several clients includig weechat for text-based interface. > > Several people (and I am one of them) already uses Matrix clients to > access IRC networks with bridges (which libera.chat does not already > have but work is in progress). > > There is even some ongoing work ([2], [3]) on making Matrix more > peer-to-peer but it is still completely experimental. > > > [1]: https://matrix.org > [2]: > https://matrix.org/blog/2021/05/06/introducing-the-pinecone-overlay-network > [3]: https://matrix.org/blog/2020/06/02/introducing-p-2-p-matrix
## Matrix <https://matrix.org> * Free libre - yes * Peer to peer - no yet, currently federated servers ** <https://matrix.org/blog/2021/05/06/introducing-the-pinecone-overlay-network> ** <https://matrix.org/blog/2020/06/02/introducing-p-2-p-matrix> * Non graphical client - yes ** <https://github.com/8go/matrix-commander> ** <https://github.com/saadrushd/matrixcli> ** <https://github.com/tulir/gomuks> ** <https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix> * IRC capabilities - yes * Emacs client - yes ** <https://github.com/alphapapa/matrix-client.el>