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marvin2711 Mar 27, 2016
Thank you all for the suggestions. It's very diverse, everyone seems to be using something else. I will have a look.
Gobo Mar 27, 2016
Thunderbird has an IRC interface as well! As for standalone: XChat.
WorMzy Mar 27, 2016
For an irc client, I recommend Weechat, though I haven't used it for a while. :/

It's wonderfully extensible, with perl, python2, ruby, tcl, and lua support.
HadBabits Mar 27, 2016
My girlfriend and I recently found Telegram after having troubles on my end with the horribly outdated Linux Skype client; e.g. buggy, no instant image sharing, etc. I heartily recommend Telegram for those not put off by the lack of FOSS servers. It has all the features one can expect, sharing images, animated Gifs, videos and links within the app, an Android app, and most importantly: They keep it up to date across all OS's! ^^

I was quite surprised when I saw GOL now has a Telegram feed, but I'm not complaining :P
Shmerl Mar 27, 2016
By the way, diaspora* has quite a lot of Linux users, because it's probably most feature rich FOSS social network, and decentralized one with that.

See http://the-federation.info
Liam Dawe Mar 27, 2016
I've tried looking into diaspora, but to be honest I find the entire interface terrible. It's really not for me.
Shmerl Mar 27, 2016
Its interface changed quite a lot during the recent years. How long ago did you check it?
Liam Dawe Mar 27, 2016
Quoting: ShmerlIts interface changed quite a lot during the recent years. How long ago did you check it?

Just now, it's terrible.
Shmerl Mar 27, 2016
What exactly do you think is terrible about it? Also, what's the version that your pod is using?


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Shmerl Mar 27, 2016
Example of how it looks for me (opened #linux tag):



I'm sure it can be improved, and there are several efforts for it. But it's very usable.


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