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'''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.
 
'''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==
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=Virginia Tech Related IRC Channels=
===OFTC===
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==OFTC==
 
<code>irc.oftc.net</code> is a smaller IRC service for smaller free cultural projects, including Tor.
 
<code>irc.oftc.net</code> is a smaller IRC service for smaller free cultural projects, including Tor.
  
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;<code>#vtcsex</code>: That other type of cyber
 
;<code>#vtcsex</code>: That other type of cyber
  
===Freenode===
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==Freenode==
 
<code>irc.freenode.net</code> is probably the most popular IRC service for free cultural projects. Big names like Wikipedia and Ubuntu have their official channels there.
 
<code>irc.freenode.net</code> is probably the most popular IRC service for free cultural projects. Big names like Wikipedia and Ubuntu have their official channels there.
  
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;<code>##vt-enge1104</code>: Unofficial channel for students in [[gp:ENGE 1104 Exploration of Digital Future|ENGE 1104]]. This was mainly used by students in the Spring 2012 lecture, but is no longer active.
 
;<code>##vt-enge1104</code>: Unofficial channel for students in [[gp:ENGE 1104 Exploration of Digital Future|ENGE 1104]]. This was mainly used by students in the Spring 2012 lecture, but is no longer active.
  
===2600net===
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==2600net==
 
<code>irc.2600.net</code> offers some nice features like SSL. Virginia Tech students typically primarily idle in just one channel on that server.
 
<code>irc.2600.net</code> offers some nice features like SSL. Virginia Tech students typically primarily idle in just one channel on that server.
  
 
;<code>#va2600</code>: Channel for [[2600]] readers, group members and others in Virginia, VT idlers minimal these days
 
;<code>#va2600</code>: Channel for [[2600]] readers, group members and others in Virginia, VT idlers minimal these days
  
==See Also==
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=See Also=
 
* [[w:Internet Relay Chat|Wikipedia IRC article]]
 
* [[w:Internet Relay Chat|Wikipedia IRC article]]
 
* [http://freenode.net/ Freenode homepage]
 
* [http://freenode.net/ Freenode homepage]

Revision as of 02:43, 12 April 2017

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
#ece2524
Official channel for ECE2524
#vtece
General chanel for Virginia Tech's ECE department
#cs-lounge
Channel for the Computer Science Lounge
#vtluug-gulag
Труд в Linux и Unix группы пользователей в Virginia Tech является делом чести, славы, мужества и героизма.
#vtluug-nsfw
Unofficial counterpart to #vtluug used for posting not-safe-for-work content.
#vtcsex
That other type of cyber

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.

#vtara
Channel for the Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association
#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. This was mainly used by students in the Spring 2012 lecture, but is no longer active.

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

See Also