 For those of you that have been following the channel for a while you guys know that I had a discord server for a long time Until I deleted it probably about a year ago, and I also had an IRC channel over on the free node network Technically, there's still a distro tube channel on the free node network, but I don't want to be there I suggest you guys don't be there either Unfortunately IRC channels you can't delete them as long as somebody's in the room It will always exist even if everybody left that room and the distro tube room Disappeared the minute somebody rejoined it it would be created again So you can't really delete an IRC channel But ultimately I kind of let both of those go the the discord channel and the IRC channel because really different reasons So initially the discord server really started becoming a problem because you know these kinds of chat rooms whether it's discord or IRC or whatever it happens to be is great if you can be there and be a part of the conversation and moderate it but the problem is I can't do that because of Doing all of this work. I can't have a chat client open I can't be getting notified because especially as you gain popularity You know in the early days of the channel it was alright But very quickly, you know as the channel gained a few thousand Subscribers and then tens of thousands of subscribers is too much right because I would be getting direct messaged all the time On these chat services. I mean, I would be getting messages constantly from people fans that just want to talk to me Which is cool, but it's also it would prevent me from being able to actually do what I need to do So I can't be in these chat rooms and because I was never in this discord server Especially the discord channel really got out of control There were people holding religious debates and political discussions and some of it was Really over the top to where it was actually ticking a lot of people off. I was getting people complaining to me Hey, your discord channel. There's a guy in it. He's obnoxious. He's saying this He said this to me. He was mean to me Etc. Etc. And I hadn't been in that discord channel in months maybe over a year at one point I didn't know what was going on and that's my fault I take responsibility for it, but also I can't be there and also moderate it So what I ended up doing since the moderators that were there weren't taking care of the problem I just deleted the whole discord server I just got rid of it just to get rid of the headache because I don't want to be Hearing from people complaining to me about something that is not even really my fault I don't have I don't have time for that. I just don't because I have so little free time I'm not gonna spend my free time, you know, babysitting people that are having these kinds of arguments So I got rid of the the discord server and then the IRC server was okay It was a little bit more adult and professional But the problem was a few months ago, of course the freed node network was taken over by some rather nasty people and If you're a big fan of free and open source software, you probably don't want to be on the freed node network anymore I don't so I don't ever tell you guys about that IRC channel I suggest you guys actually don't go to that IRC channel But now I'm thinking We need a proper chat channel at least one maybe a couple of them again I won't be there just because I can't be there because if I was there it'd be a distraction to me It would just be a distraction because you know, so many people would want to talk to me And I can't do that I will check in every now and then and I will make sure that these channels are being properly Moderated but I'm gonna create these channels mainly for you guys the community those of you that actually want to talk about Linux Free and open source software or about any of my video topics or maybe you guys need Linux support, you know ask a support type question and some of these really smart people in our community Maybe can provide an answer So what I've decided to do is I went ahead and set up a couple of different things So the first thing is a matrix server So I went ahead and created a distro tube channel over on matrix for those of you that are not familiar with matrix It's a chat protocol the most popular matrix client is a program called element And that's what you guys are looking at right now element has a kind of a discord like feel to it Right, it's kind of set up like discord if you're used to using the discord program element You'll feel right at home with it And I went ahead and created a new distro tube channel You can see the topic is this is the matrix channel for the fans of the distro tube channel on YouTube and Odyssey This channel is for discussions about Linux and free software political discussions That are not related to the free software movement are not allowed go to Twitter for that that is the topic and You know, I'm going to stick by that anybody that wants to have any kind of political discussion I'm just gonna ban them immediately There's no no warnings nothing like that because I don't have time for it The same thing with anybody that makes any kind of remark that could be taken as an offense to somebody else So you say anything that's remotely Misogynistic homophobic transphobic any of that stuff you're just gone. I'm not gonna give you a warning I'm not gonna ask you to clarify or were you being serious. Were you being sarcastic? No, no, no You know how to act online. I again, I don't babysit people So you guys want to hang out here hang out because it's gonna be a fun community Because the real a-holes they're not gonna be here long So this is the element a chat room here and right now nobody's in it because I just created it I obviously I'm the admin So what I want is if you guys want this matrix channel and and I'm assuming some of you guys do because people have asked Me about it. I don't mind keeping this thing up and going what I need of course is some moderators So those of you that want to be mods in this channel. Let me know obviously if you want to be a moderator I need to know who the hell you are, right? So if you're somebody I know through patreon or through the a mastodon instance or you know, you're a regular commenter on YouTube Maybe I put you as a mod on the YouTube chat sometimes, you know, those kinds of people that have gained some kind of trust I'd appreciate you guys serving as moderators But in anybody that wants to ask fine, but know this if you serve as a moderator You have to stick to this no politics. No BS, you know, no off-color remarks at all Rule because I just want these people as soon as they step over the line one time band And if you can't do that even as a moderator, then I'm going to ban you because ultimately this is not a free speech Situation free speeches. Hey, you can say anything you want to say in public, right? You nobody can persecute you for your comments, but this is not you saying something in public This is my house. This is DT's house, and I'm telling you right now Anybody that steps over the line the band hammer is dropping the other thing I needed to do I can't delete the free node IRC chat channel, but even though I'm never going to be there I created a IRC channel over on Liberich at for distro tube because I think that's where most people assume that the distro tube IRC would be we would move from free node to Liberich at so I created a Liberich at distro tube channel and I am the founder of that channel. I had the The Liberich at people make me the founder of the channel the channel actually already existed somebody created it before I got to it But I verified who I was with the Liberich at people and now I'm listed as a founder and as a moderator And if you guys want to chat here, that's fine. The same rules are going to apply though You know keep the politics out of the room and just be nice to people be respectful So this is actually the IRC channel because the element client is it's a matrix client But it can also view IRC channels as well But IRC is a kind of old technology, you know, it's strictly plain text Most people have their IRC clients actually as terminal clients Even though you can use a GUI client like element to view IRC. It's a rather old chat protocol I imagine most people would prefer the newer Matrix protocol to chat in that's why I created the actual matrix room rather than just sticking with IRC because We had the IRC channel up and going for a long time and to be honest, there wasn't much chat that went on there You know, we had a few people a handful of people that were kind of hardcore and always there that were friendly to each other and hung out And got to know each other and that's cool that people make online friends But it was just a very small group that have ever used that IRC channel So hopefully the matrix channel being a more modern program where you can actually do emojis and images and things like they know everything that discord can do you can do the video chat with your friends and all of that stuff inside The element client here So if you want a place to chat about Linux and free and open source software with other people that are kind and respectful Then join the distro tube channel on matrix use the element client for those of you that are on Linux You'll find it pretty much in everybody's repositories. I'm sure there's probably snaps flat packs and app images for it as well Those of you that want to serve as a moderator for the matrix room Let me know you could post in the YouTube comments chances are though I it may get missed by me because the YouTube comments is as little iffy It's not a great way to socially interact with somebody It would probably be better if you want to serve as a moderator to direct message me Maybe on element or maybe send me a direct message on mastodon Those of you that are on my mastodon instance or those of you that are patrons of the channel Of course can always message me over on patreon now before I go. I need to think a few special people I need to think the producers of this episode Epsy Gabe James Mitchell Paul West a commie Alan Chuck her David Dillon Gregory Hi-co Erion Alexander p's Argent for door polytech river Scott Steven and Willie these guys They're my highest tiered patrons over on patreon without these guys this episode You just watch would not have been possible the shows also brought to you by each and every one of these fine Ladies and gentlemen as well all these names you're seeing on the screen. These are all my supporters over on patreon Because I'm sponsored by you guys the community if you'd like to support my work look for distro tube over on patreon. All right guys peace The minute somebody says DT is bald they're gone