[tor-bugs] #18002 [general]: move away from OFTC to new functional, Tor-friendly IRC network

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#18002: move away from OFTC to new functional, Tor-friendly IRC network
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     Reporter:  adrelanos  |      Owner:
         Type:  task       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium     |  Milestone:
    Component:  general    |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal     |   Keywords:
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 Everyone having issues using current OFTC. This is not a support issue.
 The problem is with OFTC blocking Tor connections. Not configuration.

 * https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2016-January/039823.html
 * https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2016-January/039818.html
 * https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1571
 * https://phabricator.whonix.org/T361

 I am not positive about this situation to improve over time. Enough time
 has passed. OFTC does not seem to care/prioritize this issue enough. I
 think it's well justified to make the change.

 Ideally, the whole Tor community (Torproject, Tails, Whonix, Qubes, ...)
 would switch to a new, functional, Tor-friendly IRC network.

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