Difference between revisions of "Internet Relay Chat"
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;<code>[[VTLUUG:Pound VTLUUG|#vtluug]]</code>: Channel for the [[Linux and Unix Users Group]] | ;<code>[[VTLUUG:Pound VTLUUG|#vtluug]]</code>: Channel for the [[Linux and Unix Users Group]] | ||
;<code>[[Pound VTCSEC|#vtcsec]]</code>: Channel for the [http://vtcsec.ru Cyber Security Club] | ;<code>[[Pound VTCSEC|#vtcsec]]</code>: Channel for the [http://vtcsec.ru Cyber Security Club] | ||
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==Freenode== | ==Freenode== | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 7 April 2012
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a chat protocol that has been around for a long time but still remains popular, especially among the open source crowd.
Virginia Tech Related IRC Channels
OFTC
irc.oftc.net is a smaller IRC service for smaller free cultural projects, including Tor.
#vtluug- Channel for the Linux and Unix Users Group
#vtcsec- Channel for the Cyber Security Club
#cs-lounge- Channel for the Computer Science Lounge
Freenode
irc.freenode.net is probably the most popular IRC service for free cultural projects. Big names like Wikipedia and Ubuntu have their official channels there.
#ossie- Channel for the OSSIE software defined radio project
#vtfreeculture- Channel for Free Culture, once defunct but active again as of January 2010
##vt-enge1104- Unofficial channel for students in ENGE 1104
2600net
irc.2600.net offers some nice features like SSL. Virginia Tech students typically primarily idle in just one channel on that server.
#va2600- Channel for 2600 readers, group members and others in Virginia, VT idlers minimal these days
