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Matrix

Some Sugar Labs communication happens on the Matrix network. Matrix is designed for group communication in discussion channels, but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.

The Sugar Labs community has a Space hosted on the matrix.org instance: #sugar-labs:matrix.org

The easiest way to connect to Matrix is using the Element app, available for web browsers, desktops and mobile devices.

Channels

General:
`#sugar-labs`	Matrix Space that hosts all Sugar channels
`#sugar`	A casual, friendly place where Sugar developers collaborate.
`#sugar-systems`	A channel for discussion about Sugar Labs Infrastructure.
`#music-blocks`	Share your projects and asks questions about Music Blocks
`#musicblocksdev`	Development for Music Blocks visual programming language.

How to use Matrix channels

Connect to one of the above channels, and say hello. You will see a list of the handles (on-line names) of the people in the channel, and the conversation will appear in a scrolling window. Type your message in the command entry area, and press return.
For Matrix under sugar, install the latest Browse activity and navigate to https://app.element.io.

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-<noinclude>[[Category:Contact]][[Category:Resource]]
+<noinclude>
-</noinclude>== IRC, [[Internet Relay Chat]] ==
+[[Category:Contact]][[Category:Resource]]
-Most Sugar Labs chat takes place on IRC (see [[wikipedia:IRC|Internet Relay Chat]]).
+</noinclude>
-* The [[Activities/IRC|'''IRC activity''']] allows access to IRC from within the Sugar environment.
-* You can use a computer-based client to log in to IRC, such as [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] or [[wikipedia:X-Chat|X-Chat]]. This link should work for such clients: irc://irc.freenode.net#sugar
-* Or, use a browser add-on, such as [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/circ/bebigdkelppomhhjaaianniiifjbgocn?hl=en-US CIRC] (for Chrome). Current versions of Firefox are no longer compatible with add-ons, so ChatZilla will only work if you are using a sufficiently older version of Firefox.
-* Easiest, might be this web browser-based service provided by freenode through qwebirc to [http://chat.sugarlabs.org chat on #sugar now].
-IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.
+== Matrix ==
-The Sugar Labs Community uses a series of ''channels'' in the '''<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>''' network.
+Some Sugar Labs communication happens on the [https://matrix.org/ Matrix] network. Matrix is designed for group communication in discussion ''channels'', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.
-==== IRC channel discussion archives ====
+The Sugar Labs community has a ''Space'' hosted on the '''<tt>matrix.org</tt>''' instance: '''#sugar-labs:matrix.org'''
-* Archives of many Sugar-related IRC channels are generated automatically by an IRC bot and are indexed [http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/ here].
+The easiest way to connect to Matrix is using the [https://element.io Element] app, available for web browsers, desktops and mobile devices.
-----
-==== irc.freenode.net channels ====
+=== Channels ===
-<!-- FORMAT FOR URLS:
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1
--->
-{|
 | colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''General:'''
 |- valign="top"
-|<tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1 #sugar]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.freenode.net#sugar</tt> || For day-to-day [[What is Sugar? | Sugar]] development&mdash;a casual, friendly place where Sugar developers collaborate.
+|<tt>[https://matrix.to/#/#sugar-labs:matrix.org #sugar-labs]</tt> || Matrix Space that hosts all Sugar channels
 |- valign="top"
-| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar-meeting&prompt=1 #sugar-meeting]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.freenode.net#sugar-meeting</tt>|| A channel for scheduled Sugar Labs meetings.  See the [[Sugar Labs/Events | Sugar Labs event calendar]].
+|<tt>[https://matrix.to/#/#sugar:matrix.org #sugar]</tt> || A casual, friendly place where Sugar developers collaborate.
 |- valign="top"
-| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=fedora-olpc&prompt=1 #fedora-olpc]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.freenode.net#fedora-olpc</tt> || A channel for the Fedora development project for OLPC XOs and a Sugar distribution.  See the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OLPC project page].
+| <tt>[https://matrix.to/#/#sugar-systems:matrix.org #sugar-systems]</tt> || A channel for discussion about [[Infrastructure_Team | Sugar Labs Infrastructure]].
+|-
-|}
+|<tt>[https://matrix.to/#/#music-blocks:matrix.org #music-blocks]</tt>
+|Share your projects and asks questions about Music Blocks
-==== irc.oftc.net channels ====
-{|
 |-
-| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''General:'''
+|<tt>[https://matrix.to/#/#musicblocksdev:matrix.org #musicblocksdev]</tt>
-|- valign="top"
+|Development for Music Blocks visual programming language.
-|- valign="top"
-| <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23schoolserver&noServerTab=false #schoolserver]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.oftc.net#schoolserver</tt> || The meeting channel for the XS, the '''X'''O school '''S'''erver.<br>(Not active in September 2009.)
-|- valign="top"
-| <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23treehouse&noServerTab=false #treehouse]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.oftc.net#treehouse</tt> || The meeting channel for the [http://monitoring.treehouse.su/munin/DOMs/comparison-day.html#virtual%20machines Treehouse] - Hosting
 |}
-* See also [[OLPC:Communication channels]].
+=== How to use Matrix channels ===
-=== How to use IRC channels ===
-* A web-based chat for freenode.net channels is [http://webchat.freenode.net qwebirc], with nickname: (whatever you like), and channel: #sugar (or whatever other channel you're trying to get into).
-* A web-based chat for other channels is [http://www.mibbit.com Mibbit], with nickname: (whatever you like), server: irc.oftc.net, and channel: #schoolserver (or whatever other channel you're trying to get into). It also includes an in-line '''translation''' service that is helpful when other languages are used. (Connections via mibbit are no longer supported on freenode. You may wish to consider using http://webchat.freenode.net instead. Further information over at http://bit.ly/19JILF.)
-* 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.
-* 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].
-* For IRC under sugar, install the latest '''[[Activities/IRC|Sugar IRC activity]]'''.
-* In Pidgin you can configure IRC and then Add a Chat to your Buddy list. Select the IRC channel from the drop-down menu, and enter the name of the channel. You can set Pidgin to open channels automatically whenever it starts up.
-* In a traditional IRC client, you join a channel with the /join command, for example, enter <code>/join #sugar</code> in the input box.
 * Connect to one of the above channels, and say hello. You will see a list of the handles (on-line names) of the people in the channel, and the conversation will appear in a scrolling window. Type your message in the command entry area, and press return.
-* Instructions for using the meeting log robot are [[OLPC:User:Dogi/meeting | here]].
+* For Matrix under sugar, install the latest '''[[Activities/Browse|Browse activity]]''' and navigate to https://app.element.io.