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== IRC Chat ==
 
== IRC Chat ==
[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XoIRC Install the XoIRC activity] and connect with other Sugar/OLPC users and enthusiasts on the internet and chat with them in real time. XoIRC uses a system called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat IRC].
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Most SL chat takes place on IRC (that's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC Internet Relay Chat]). You can either use a computer based client to log in to IRC (like [[olpc:XOirc|XOirc]] or [[wikipedia:X-Chat|X-Chat]]) or (sugarlabs mibbit thingie here).
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It defaults to a "room" called #olpc-help, but you can also enter other rooms by typing '''/join #room'''  where '''room''' is the name of the room you wish to join.
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IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.
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Some other Sugar/OLPC IRC chatrooms are listed [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/IRC#irc.freenode.net_channels are listed here.]
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The SugarLabs Community uses a series of ''channels'' in the '''<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>''' network. Check {{tl|User irc}} to see how to register your participation in the IRC channels within the wiki, and to find the category where users are registered.
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==== irc.freenode.net channels ====
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http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=yourChannelHere&noServerTab=false
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| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''General:'''
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|- valign="top"
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| <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23sugar&noServerTab=false #sugar]</tt> || [[Sugar]] development.
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|- valign="top"
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| <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23sugar-meeting&noServerTab=false #sugar-meeting]</tt> || The meeting channel for the sugar developers
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|- valign="top"
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|}
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=== How to use irc channels ===
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# Another web-based chat for all channels is [http://www.mibbit.com mibbit], with nickname: (whatever you like), server: irc.freenode.net, and channel: #olpc-help (or whatever other channel you're trying to get into).
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# Some helpful resources are [http://www.mirc.com/irc.html here], and [http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/irctutorial.html this tutorial], which also includes basic commands.
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# Learn about IRC etiquette. Try [http://www.ircbeginner.com/ircinfo/etiquette.html here], [http://www.livinginternet.com/r/ru_chatq.htm here], or [http://www.wxwidgets.org/wiki/index.php/IRC_Etiquette here].  
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#* For IRC under sugar, install the latest '''[[olpc:XoIRC|XoIRC]]''' activity.
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# Connect to one of the above channels, and say hello.
    
== Jabber Networks ==
 
== Jabber Networks ==

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