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===Overview===
 
===Overview===
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The '''IRC''' activity allows you to chat with other Sugar/OLPC users and enthusiasts on the Internet via [[wikipedia:Internet Relay Chat|Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC).
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This activity allows you to contact other OLPC users and enthusiasts on the internet, and chat with them.
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The activity defaults to a "channel" (akin to a "room") called #sugar on the [http://www.freenode.org/ Freenode] network, but you can join one of the many channels available by typing <tt>/join <b>#channel</b></tt>, where <b>#channel</b> is the channel name. Like many Free/Open Source projects, [[Sugar]] developers frequent this channel, and are happy to help with any Sugar questions and suggestions you may have.
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It uses a system called [[wikipedia:Internet Relay Chat]]. There are several IRC channels for OLPC users and developers.
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See the [[Internet Relay Chat]] page on this wiki for a list of Sugar-related channels you can join.
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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.  
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===IRC Commands===
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The following commands can be typed into the input box, all preceded by a slash ('''/'''):
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*<tt>/join <b>#channel</b></tt> - join a channel
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*<tt>/server <b>irc.example.org</b></tt> - connect to a different network
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*<tt>/query <b>user</b></tt> - open up a private chat window with another user
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*<tt>/msg <b>user</b> <b>message</b></tt> - privately message another user without opening a new window
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*<tt>/nick <b>new_name</b></tt> - change your nickname away from the default
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Many other commands are available, and you can create and administer your own channels as well: see the [http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/altircfaq.html IRC FAQ] for more information.
    
===Resources===
 
===Resources===
 
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* [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4029 Activity Library page]
 
* [http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/irc Sources]
 
* [http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/irc Sources]
* [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4029 Activity Library page]
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* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XoIRC IRC on OLPC wiki]
   
* Trac Tickets: [http://trac.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=closed&status=new&status=reopened&groupdesc=1&group=milestone&component=Irc&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=version&col=severity&col=resolution&col=status_field&col=reporter&col=time&col=changetime Sugar Labs] [http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=assigned&status=closed&status=new&status=reopened&groupdesc=1&group=milestone&max=150&component=xoirc-activity&order=id&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=next_action&col=changetime OLPC]
 
* Trac Tickets: [http://trac.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=closed&status=new&status=reopened&groupdesc=1&group=milestone&component=Irc&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=version&col=severity&col=resolution&col=status_field&col=reporter&col=time&col=changetime Sugar Labs] [http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=assigned&status=closed&status=new&status=reopened&groupdesc=1&group=milestone&max=150&component=xoirc-activity&order=id&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=next_action&col=changetime OLPC]
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