Sugar Labs/Contacts: Difference between revisions

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

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.~~

The Sugar Labs Community uses a series of ''channels'' in the '''<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>''' network.

==== irc.freenode.net channels ====

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=== How to use irc channels ===

* A web-based chat for all channels is [http://www.mibbit.com mibbit], with nickname: (whatever you like), server: irc.freenode.net, and channel: #sugar (or whatever other channel you're trying to get into). It also includes an ~~inline~~ '''translation''' service that is helpful when other languages are used.

* A web-based chat for all channels is [http://www.mibbit.com mibbit], with nickname: (whatever you like), server: irc.freenode.net, and channel: #sugar (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.

* 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].

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 IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.
-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.
+The Sugar Labs Community uses a series of ''channels'' in the '''<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>''' network.
 ==== irc.freenode.net channels ====
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 === How to use irc channels ===
-* A web-based chat for all channels is [http://www.mibbit.com mibbit], with nickname: (whatever you like), server: irc.freenode.net, and channel: #sugar (or whatever other channel you're trying to get into). It also includes an inline '''translation''' service that is helpful when other languages are used.
+* A web-based chat for all channels is [http://www.mibbit.com mibbit], with nickname: (whatever you like), server: irc.freenode.net, and channel: #sugar (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.
 * 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].