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− | <noinclude>{{TOCright}}[[Category:Contact]][[Category:Resource]] | + | <noinclude>[[Category:Contact]][[Category:Resource]] |
− | </noinclude> | + | </noinclude>== IRC, [[Internet Relay Chat]] == |
− | == IRC, [[Internet Relay Chat]] == | |
| Most Sugar Labs chat takes place on IRC (see [[wikipedia:IRC|Internet Relay Chat]]). | | Most Sugar Labs chat takes place on IRC (see [[wikipedia:IRC|Internet Relay Chat]]). |
− | * 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. | + | * The [[Activities/IRC|'''IRC activity''']] allows access to IRC from within the Sugar environment. |
| + | * You can use a computer-based client to log in to IRC, such as [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] or [[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]. | + | * Easiest, might be this web browser-based service provided by freenode through qwebirc to [http://chat.sugarlabs.org chat on #sugar now]. |
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| 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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| The Sugar Labs Community uses a series of ''channels'' in the '''<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>''' network. | | The Sugar Labs Community uses a series of ''channels'' in the '''<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>''' network. |
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| + | ==== IRC channel discussion archives ==== |
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| + | * Archives of many Sugar-related IRC channels are generated automatically by an IRC bot and are indexed [http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/ here]. |
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| ==== irc.freenode.net channels ==== | | ==== irc.freenode.net channels ==== |
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| | colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''General:''' | | | colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''General:''' |
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− | |<tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-help&prompt=1 #olpc-help] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-help</tt> || Community help. If you need help using an XO or with Sugar, and you haven't asked anywhere else: try here first.
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| |<tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1 #sugar]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.freenode.net#sugar</tt> || For day-to-day [[What is Sugar? | Sugar]] development—a casual, friendly place where Sugar developers collaborate. | | |<tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1 #sugar]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.freenode.net#sugar</tt> || For day-to-day [[What is Sugar? | Sugar]] development—a casual, friendly place where Sugar developers collaborate. |
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| | <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23schoolserver&noServerTab=false #schoolserver]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.oftc.net#schoolserver</tt> || The meeting channel for the XS, the '''X'''O school '''S'''erver.<br>(Not active in September 2009.) | | | <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23schoolserver&noServerTab=false #schoolserver]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.oftc.net#schoolserver</tt> || The meeting channel for the XS, the '''X'''O school '''S'''erver.<br>(Not active in September 2009.) |
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| + | | <tt>[http://embed.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23treehouse&noServerTab=false #treehouse]</tt> or <tt>irc://irc.oftc.net#treehouse</tt> || The meeting channel for the [http://monitoring.treehouse.su/munin/DOMs/comparison-day.html#virtual%20machines Treehouse] - Hosting |
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| * 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 '''[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4029 Sugar IRC]''' activity. | + | * For IRC under sugar, install the latest '''[[Activities/IRC|Sugar IRC activity]]'''. |
| * 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 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, enter <code>/join #sugar</code> in the input box. | | * In a traditional IRC client, you join a channel with the /join command, for example, enter <code>/join #sugar</code> in the input box. |
| * 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. | | * 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. |
| * Instructions for using the meeting log robot are [[OLPC:User:Dogi/meeting | here]]. | | * Instructions for using the meeting log robot are [[OLPC:User:Dogi/meeting | here]]. |