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Chat with us!
You can access LibreGaming chatrooms/server(s) from any of Matrix, XMPP, Libera.chat or FreeGameDev irc
Official chatrooms summary (Also available in the LibreGaming Matrix Space):
- general: chat about libre games, their development and philosophy
matrix xmpp libera-chat fgd archive - matchmaking: matchmaking service/bot to find people to play with
matrix xmpp libera-chat fgd archive - offtopic: for discussions with LibreGaming folks about everything except libregaming
matrix xmpp libera-chat fgd archive - organization: meta channel for discussing the LibreGaming.org project itself
matrix xmpp libera-chat fgd archive
You may want to check the bottom of the page for more related communities such as FreeGameDev for FLOSS game development.
Matrix Space and Rooms
For new Matrix users, you can create an account here or on any other Matrix server (then optionally Install an App to use instead of the website).
- LibreGaming Space Note: you can also join the rooms individually and ignore the Space
- General (
#libregaming-general:tchncs.de) - Matchmaking (
#libregaming-matchmaking:tchncs.de) - Offtopic (
#libregaming-offtopic:tchncs.de) - Organization (
#libregaming-organization:tchncs.de)
- General (
- You can also check the Libre Gaming Universe Space for other related Matrix spaces and rooms
Jabber/XMPP Channels
For new XMPP users, you can follow this link to get started with XMPP
- General (
#libregaming@irc.f-hub.org) - Matchmaking (
#matchmaking@irc.f-hub.org) - Offtopic (
#offtopic@irc.f-hub.org) - Organization (
#libregaming-org@irc.f-hub.org)
libera.chat IRC Channels
For new users, you can use libera.chat's webclient or pick and configure another IRC client then optionally register on libera.chat
- General (
#libregamenight) - Matchmaking (
#libregaming-matchmaking) - Offtopic (
#libregaming-offtopic) - Organization (
#libregaming-organization)
FreeGameDev (FGD) IRCv3 Channels
For new users, you can use FGD's webclient or use your favorite IRC client and configure it to (address: irc.freegamedev.net, port: 6697 ,TLS only) and optionally register on fgd
- General (
#libregaming) - Matchmaking (
#matchmaking) - Offtopic (
#offtopic) - Organization (
#libregaming-org)
Fun fact: All rooms are bridged via FreeGameDev IRC using its Matrix Gateway, XMPP Gateway and IRC bridge (matterbridge) for libera-chat.
Official LibreGaming rooms will not be connected to discord for numerous reasons.
Other communities and chatrooms
For on-topic chat about Libre Gaming, these are the active communities we are aware of.
- FreeGameDev.net: bring players and developers together like the old #freegamer on Freenode
matrix xmpp fgd archive - onFOSS: an online LAN-Party-like event
matrix xmpp fgd - opensource_gaming: peertube livestreaming channel to bring attention to a lot of great Open Source projects
matrix xmpp - SMAC: чат без смысла и цели
matrix xmpp - Free, Libre, and Open Source Gaming
matrix xmpp
- We also maintain Libre Gaming Universe Matrix Space which is a collection all other Libre Gaming related communities on Matrix that we are aware of