[SRU] Change Ubuntu Studio Chat from Matrix to IRC
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | ||
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ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu) | Status tracked in Mantic | |||||
Jammy |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Erich Eickmeyer | |||
Lunar |
Fix Committed
|
High
|
Erich Eickmeyer | |||
Mantic |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Erich Eickmeyer |
Bug Description
[Impact]
Due to libera shutting-down the Matrix bridge indefinitely [1] and the inablitlity to find a new solution, Ubuntu Studio is choosing to move back to IRC after years of being Matrix-first for chat-based support and offtopic chat. Unfortunately, this impacts the .desktop icons existing in Jammy and Lunar.
[Test Case]
* In Ubuntu Studio's Lunar or Jammy .iso image: go to Launcher > Ubuntu Studio Information > Ubuntu Studio Cafe or Ubuntu Studio Support Chat
* You will be taken to an Element-based webchat for Matrix.org. This should now be a webchat for libera.chat.
[What Could Go Wrong]
In my opinion, this entire thing is a regression. However, we would rather regress to IRC than inconvenience our entire userbase.
In terms of this change, the worst regression that can happen is the .desktop files will go to the wrong URL, however this is tested.
[Other Information]
[1] https:/
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
assignee: | nobody → Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer) |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
assignee: | nobody → Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer) |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Mantic): | |
assignee: | nobody → Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer) |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
summary: |
- [SRU[ Change Ubuntu Studio Chat from Matrix to IRC + [SRU]Change Ubuntu Studio Chat from Matrix to IRC |
summary: |
- [SRU]Change Ubuntu Studio Chat from Matrix to IRC + [SRU] Change Ubuntu Studio Chat from Matrix to IRC |
description: | updated |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Mantic): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntustudio-menu (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
This bug was fixed in the package ubuntustudio-menu - 0.75
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ubuntustudio-menu (0.75) mantic; urgency=medium
* Change support and offtopic chat back to IRC (LP: #2033992)
-- Erich Eickmeyer <email address hidden> Sun, 03 Sep 2023 10:30:05 -0700