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[Who we are ](https://md.roflcopter.fr/libregaming ). (< abbr title = "Work in Progress" > WiP</ abbr > )
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# Chat with us!
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We try our best to let people use their favorite chat client to join us.
Currently, we use native [Matrix] rooms which are also accessible via [Jabber/XMPP] and [IRC].
For pre-existing projects, their official chatrooms are bridged where possible, even if they're on the non-libre [Discord] platform.
New projects should take advantage of [FreeGameDev]'s cross-platform integration.
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[Matrix]: https://matrix.org/
[Jabber/XMPP]: https://joinjabber.org/
[IRC]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat
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[Discord]: https://drewdevault.com/2021/12/28/Dont-use-Discord-for-FOSS.html
[FreeGameDev]: https://freegamedev.net/d/153-what-can-the-freegamedev-chat-do-for-me
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## Next Meeting
Anyone interested in playing and developing [libre games] in invited to join us on [Mumble] voice chat on [2022-01-30 at 20:00 UTC ](https://time.is/compare/2000_30_Jan_2022_in_UTC ) by connecting to `hribhrib.at` . Some things we might be discussing:
[libre games]: https://git.libregaming.org/LibreGaming/libregaming-website/src/branch/master/play-libre-games.md
[Mumble]: https://www.mumble.info/downloads/
- General review of last 6 months, what is/isn't working for libregaming.org?
- Chat channels: privacy, moderation, working groups, on-topic
- Service (de)centralisation
- provide a place and encouragement for devs to interact (freegamedev.net?)
- general goals and level of ambition, as well as how "growth" oriented/cohesive
- collaborative focus day with a shared todo list
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## Official chatrooms
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- *matchmaking*: matchmaking service/bot to find people to play with
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-matchmaking:freedombox.emorrp1.name )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#libregaming-matchmaking#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join )
[irc ](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-matchmaking )
[archive ](https://view.matrix.org/room/!CUNOtCEVFEdXaOUjXL:matrix.org/ )
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- *organization*: meta channel for discussing the LibreGaming.org project itself
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[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-organization:freedombox.emorrp1.name )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#libregaming-organization#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join )
[irc ](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-organization )
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[archive ](https://view.matrix.org/room/!qLhNfILESSCaasbRWB:freedombox.emorrp1.name/ )
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- *offtopic*: for discussions with libregaming folks about everything except libregaming
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[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-offtopic:freedombox.emorrp1.name )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#libregaming-offtopic#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join )
[irc ](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregaming-offtopic )
[archive ](https://view.matrix.org/room/!csFYqQwEzkhBXOMzLF:matrix.org/ )
## Working groups
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- *website*: website Working Group
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-website:freedombox.emorrp1.name )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#libregaming-website#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join )
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[archive ](https://view.matrix.org/room/!xHlPrCLVlXJwHGRJlN:freedombox.emorrp1.name/ )
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- *sysadmin*: sysadmin Working Group, to keep our services running
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-sysadmin:freedombox.emorrp1.name )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#libregaming-sysadmin#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join )
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[archive ](https://view.matrix.org/room/!QUEqlMMuCgnjmJUeXV:freedombox.emorrp1.name/ )
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- *chamber*: for bursts of high-volume organisational activity, when a topic gets too long for the main channel
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-chamber:freedombox.emorrp1.name )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#libregaming-chamber#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org?join )
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[archive ](https://view.matrix.org/room/!uagwTOyQbbWrZgwyPO:freedombox.emorrp1.name/ )
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To join one such room called `ROOM` , configure your client according to the instructions below.
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## Communities
For on-topic chat about Libre Gaming, these are the active communities we are aware of.
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- [FreeGameDev.net ](https://freegamedev.net ): bring players and developers together like the old #freegamer on Freenode
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#general:irc.freegamedev.net )
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[xmpp ](xmpp:#general@irc.freegamedev.net?join )
[irc ](ircs://irc.freegamedev.net/#general )
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[archive ](https://view.matrix.org/room/!xo5JxKMrkIWOPclbmH:irc.freegamedev.net/ )
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- [Libre Game Night ](https://lgn.xwx.moe/ ): play and discuss libre games such as Hedgewars, Mindustry, Freedoom
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregamenight:libera.chat )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#libregamenight#libera.chat@matrix.org?join )
[irc ](ircs://irc.libera.chat/#libregamenight )
- [onFOSS-LAN ](https://onfoss.hribhrib.at/ ): online LAN-Party event day
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#xmpp_onfoss_conference.hribhrib.at:matrix.org )
[xmpp ](xmpp:onfoss@conference.hribhrib.at?join )
- [opensource_gaming ](https://twitch.tv/opensource_gaming ): twitch channel to bring attention to a lot of great Open Source projects
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#generalosg:matrix.org )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#generalosg#matrix.org@matrix.org?join )
- *SMAC*: чат без смысла и цели
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#xmpp_smac_conference.bitcheese.net:matrix.org )
[xmpp ](xmpp:smac@conference.bitcheese.net?join )
- *Free, Libre, and Open Source Gaming*
[matrix ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming:matrix.org )
[xmpp ](xmpp:#libregaming#matrix.org@matrix.org?join )
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## Matrix
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Room name: `#libregaming-ROOM:freedombox.emorrp1.name`
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- [Create an account ](https://tchncs.de/matrix ), or use any other Matrix server
- [Choose a client ](https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now/ )
- [Libre Gaming space ](https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-space:matrix.org )
- Subspaces: [Communities], [Games], [Engines], [Tools], [Historical]
[Communities]: https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-communities:freedombox.emorrp1.name
[Games]: https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-games:freedombox.emorrp1.name
[Engines]: https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-engines:freedombox.emorrp1.name
[Tools]: https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-tools:freedombox.emorrp1.name
[Historical]: https://matrix.to/#/#libregaming-historical:freedombox.emorrp1.name
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## Jabber/XMPP
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Room name: `#libregaming-ROOM#freedombox.emorrp1.name@matrix.org`
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- [Create an account ](https://tchncs.de/xmpp ), or use any other Jabber/XMPP server
- [Choose a client ](https://joinjabber.org/ )
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- Bridged with [matrix-bifrost ](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-bifrost )
([Usage details](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-bifrost/wiki/Address-syntax))
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## IRC
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Room name: `#libregaming-ROOM` on `irc.libera.chat`
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- [Create an account ](https://libera.chat/guides/registration ), or connect as a guest user
- [Choose a client ](https://libera.chat/guides/clients )
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- Various features are not supported by the IRC protocol: for a better user experience, consider using a Matrix or Jabber/XMPP client instead
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- Bridged with [matrix-appservice-irc ](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc )
([Usage details](https://matrix-org.github.io/matrix-appservice-irc/latest/usage.html))
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< details > < summary > Settings< / summary >
Room -> Settings -> Advanced -> Open Devtools -> Send Custom Event -> Event ->
State Key: `org.matrix.appservice-irc.config`
Content: `{ "lineLimit": 9, "allowUnconnectedMatrixUsers": true }`
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< / details >