#xfce-dev IRC channel

[Jannis Pohlmann]

On Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:10:16 +0100
Jérôme Guelfucci <jeromeg at xfce.org> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I would like to start a discussion about invite-only in the IRC 
> #xfce-dev channel and admin permissions.
> 
> I would like to get this restriction removed because I don't think it 
> brings any advantages and makes it difficult for people who want to
> get involved in Xfce to get in touch with us. Setting good rules
> could be enough to preserve the channel atmosphere.
> 
> At the moment, Olivier is the only active member who has rights to 
> remove this restriction. This brings another question: a while ago I 
> registered an Xfce group at Freenode, this group owns the #xfce
> chnnale. We could ask the Freenode staff to attach the #xfce-dev
> channel to this group so that all core members can have the needed
> permissions.
> 
> What do you all think about this?

I'm in agreement with you here. Let's get rid of this invite-only
policy. Making the Xfce group own the channel makes sense to me.

  - Jannis