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<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>#vtara</code>: Channel for the [[gp:VTARA|Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association]]
 
;<code>#ossie</code>: Channel for the [[OSSIE]] software defined radio project
 
;<code>#ossie</code>: Channel for the [[OSSIE]] software defined radio project
 
;<code>#vtfreeculture</code>: Channel for [[Free Culture]], once defunct but active again as of January 2010
 
;<code>#vtfreeculture</code>: Channel for [[Free Culture]], once defunct but active again as of January 2010

Revision as of 00:50, 8 December 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.

#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 This was mainly used by students in the Spring 2012 lecture, but is no longer active.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

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