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== IRC Chat ==

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).

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]], [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin], [[wikipedia:X-Chat|X-Chat]]) or (sugarlabs mibbit thingie here).

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

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=== 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).

* 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.

* 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].

* 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.

* For IRC under sugar, install the latest '''[[olpc:XoIRC|XoIRC]]''' activity.

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

* 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

/join #sugar

* 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.

== Jabber Networks ==

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 == IRC Chat ==
-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).
+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]], [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin], [[wikipedia:X-Chat|X-Chat]]) or (sugarlabs mibbit thingie here).
 IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.
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 === 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).
+* 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.
+* 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].
+* 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.
+* For IRC under sugar, install the latest '''[[olpc:XoIRC|XoIRC]]''' activity.
-# Connect to one of the above channels, and say hello.
+* 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
+ /join #sugar
+* 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.
 == Jabber Networks ==