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* You can use a computer-based client to log in to IRC (such as [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4029 Sugar IRC activity], [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin], [[wikipedia:X-Chat|X-Chat]]). This link should work for such clients, irc://irc.freenode.net#sugar.
 
* You can use a computer-based client to log in to IRC (such as [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4029 Sugar IRC activity], [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin], [[wikipedia:X-Chat|X-Chat]]). This link should work for such clients, irc://irc.freenode.net#sugar.
 
* Or, use a browser add-on (like [http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/16 ChatZilla] for the FireFox web browser, where the above link will also work).
 
* Or, use a browser add-on (like [http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/16 ChatZilla] for the FireFox web browser, where the above link will also work).
* Easiest, might be this web browser-based service provided by freenode through qwebirc to [http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1 chat on #sugar now].
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* Easiest, might be this web browser-based service provided by freenode through qwebirc to [http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=0 chat on #sugar now].
    
IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.   
 
IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.   
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