Orc Protocol: Heavier Than Irc, Lighter Than Xmpp
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The Orc Protocol is a proposed real-time communication protocol that aims to be more modern than IRC and lighter than XMPP, sparking interest in the HN community to explore its potential.
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zoezoezoezoe
4 months ago
I really like this idea. I do find that IRC is far too dated and tedious for me to use, and I've never even used XMPP for anything ever lol. I think implementing a very lightweight client and server using this protocol could be a fun project.
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