Книга: Fedora™ Unleashed, 2008 edition

Internet Relay Chat

Internet Relay Chat

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a popular form and forum of communication for many Red Hat Linux developers and users because it allows an interactive, real-time exchange of information and ideas. To use IRC, you must have an IRC client and the address of a network and server hosting the desired chat channel for your discussions.

You can use the irc.freenode.net IRC server, or one listed at http://www.freenode.net/ to chat with other Fedora Project users. Two current channels are the following:

? #fedora channel — General chat about Fedora

? #fedora-devel — Hangout for a number of the Fedora Project developers

Sadly, the list of active IRC channels that has been referred to in previous editions of this book has disappeared from the Internet. However, Google can once again be your savior. Just enter in the distribution name and IRC into the search options to retrieve information on any IRC channels relevant to your requirements. To get started with IRC, browse to http://www.irchelp.org/. Some of the channels of interest might be the following:

? #linux — General discussions about Linux

? #linuxhelp — Help chat discussion for new users

Most IRC networks provide one or more Linux channels, although some providers require signup and registration before you can access any chat channel.

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