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@@ -5,27 +5,23 @@ xK
daemon, and bot. It's all you're ever going to need for chatting,
so long as you can make do with slightly minimalist software.
-They come with these potentially interesting properties:
-
- - supporting IRCv3, SOCKS, IPv6, TLS (including client certificates)
- - lean on dependencies
- - compact and arguably easy to hack on
- - maximally permissive license
+They're all lean on dependencies, and offer a maximally permissive licence.
xC
--
-The IRC client, and the core of 'xK'. It is largely defined by being built
-on top of GNU Readline that has been hacked to death. Its interface should feel
-somewhat familiar for weechat or irssi users.
+The IRC client, and the core of 'xK'. It is largely defined by building on top
+of GNU Readline or BSD Editline that have been hacked to death. Its interface
+should feel somewhat familiar for weechat or irssi users.
image::xC.png[align="center"]
-It has most of the stuff you'd expect of an IRC client, such as being
-multiserver, a powerful configuration system, integrated help, text formatting,
-automatic splitting of overlong messages, multiline editing, bracketed paste
-support, decent word wrapping, autocomplete, logging, CTCP queries, auto-away,
-command aliases, and basic support for Lua scripting. As a unique bonus,
-you can launch a full text editor from within.
+It has most features you'd expect of an IRC client, such as being multiserver,
+a powerful configuration system, integrated help, text formatting, automatic
+message splitting, multiline editing, bracketed paste support, word wrapping
+that doesn't break links, autocomplete, logging, CTCP queries, auto-away,
+command aliases, SOCKS proxying, SASL EXTERNAL authentication using TLS client
+certificates, or basic support for Lua scripting. As a unique bonus, you can
+launch a full text editor from within.
xD
--
@@ -34,11 +30,9 @@ than a system-wide daemon. If all you want is a decent, minimal IRCd for
testing purposes or a small network of respectful users (or bots), this one will
do it just fine.
-Notable features:
-
- - TLS autodetection (I'm still wondering why everyone doesn't have this)
- - IRCop authentication via TLS client certificates
- - partial IRCv3 support
+It autodetects TLS on incoming connections (I'm still wondering why everyone
+doesn't have this), authenticates operators via TLS client certificate
+fingerprints, and supports a number of IRCv3 capabilities.
Not supported: