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== 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~~].

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).

~~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~~.

IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.

~~Some other Sugar~~/~~OLPC~~ IRC ~~chatrooms~~ are ~~listed~~ [http://~~wiki~~.~~laptop~~.~~org~~/go/~~IRC~~#irc.freenode.~~net_channels~~ are ~~listed~~ here.]

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.

==== 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:'''

|- valign="top"

| <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23sugar&noServerTab=false #sugar]</tt> || [[Sugar]] development.

|- valign="top"

| <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23sugar-meeting&noServerTab=false #sugar-meeting]</tt> || The meeting channel for the sugar developers

|- valign="top"

|}

=== How to use irc channels ===

# 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).

# 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 '''[[olpc:XoIRC|XoIRC]]''' activity.

# Connect to one of the above channels, and say hello.

== Jabber Networks ==

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 == 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].
+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).
-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.
+IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.
-Some other Sugar/OLPC IRC chatrooms are listed [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/IRC#irc.freenode.net_channels are listed here.]
+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.
+==== irc.freenode.net channels ====
+<!-- FORMAT FOR URLS:
+http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=yourChannelHere&noServerTab=false
+-->
+{|
+|-
+| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''General:'''
+|- valign="top"
+| <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23sugar&noServerTab=false #sugar]</tt> || [[Sugar]] development.
+|- valign="top"
+| <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23sugar-meeting&noServerTab=false #sugar-meeting]</tt> || The meeting channel for the sugar developers
+|- valign="top"
+|}
+=== How to use irc channels ===
+# 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).
+# 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 '''[[olpc:XoIRC|XoIRC]]''' activity.
+# Connect to one of the above channels, and say hello.
 == Jabber Networks ==