So... it's chat?
We suggest you also read the manifesto[0] we wrote, telling more about our mission on this project.
To me it is like you are introducing the iphone1 with the same famous talk by jobs, but stopping just before the it is one device killer punch line. Instead you are promisingbthat the 3 devices will become one in the future, with a lot less credit than Apple had at the time.
Lets end with saying good luck. I hope to see a subsequent announcement one day which reaches the FP, telling us you made it :).
*EDIT: My apologies, I totally jumped the gun there. I didn't see the "?" at the bottom, which states that that's exactly what this is. I still think that you could give a little more credit to them, though. In my opinion, this is more than just "based" on Shout, as your credits say.
The interface will change eventually to support all the features that we intend.
We first started by mapping IRC features and for that shout is super convenient .. but it is just the start ;)
"kwak.io: a discussion-based (channels), real-time (chat) platform (server)"
which forme it sounds like: server + chat + channels === 'IRC'
Nowdays we have plenty of modern alternatives to good-old IRC: Slack, Gitter, Hipchat. So I asked where does kwak.io fits in?
For me it's a fun but unclear experiment. According to their manifesto (https://medium.com/@kwak.io/kwak-s-manifesto-14c69104e70) I get the "IRC communication style" part, but I'm not totally clear how will they achieve the "mixed with modern social features" part.
Good idea to go MVP and get it out in the world and get some learning going. Of course the down side to MVCs is the user doesn't know it's MVC — some comments might reflect that ;)
Looking forward to seeing where you take this IRC-esq revival!
- you can't change nick
- you can go full anonymous
- Hashtags (or channels if you like) are automatically ranked)
- you can post media
- ...
