IRC

From GSLUG

Besides the usual mailing list communication, real-time communication takes place on Internet Relay Chat (IRC). An IRC Quick Start guide is available here.

[edit] irc.freenode.net

[edit] #gslug

• This channel on Freenode is gaining quite a bit of popularity now, and people are back to being active in it. Join us here!

[edit] #ubuntu-pnw

• This is the channel for the Ubuntu Pacific Northwest team, several GSLUG'ers hang out in here.

[edit] EFNet

[edit] #neg9

• Neg9 is not directly related to GSLUG, however many people who attend GSLUG meetings are in this channel. Neg9 is a social group of people interested in security, and provides hosting for the GSLUG website/wiki.

[edit] IRC Clients

Popular IRC clients include...

• XChat
• Pidgin (formerly called Gaim)
• irssi
• ircII
• BitchX
• ii
• Kopete - for KDE
• Chatzilla (part of SeaMonkey Internet application Suite)

See a comparison of these and other IRC clients.