'''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.

<code>irc.oftc.net</code> is a smaller IRC service for smaller free cultural projects, including Tor.

It allows access via ssl with it's self-signed cert, and tor.

;<code>#vtluug-gulag</code>: Труд в Linux и Unix группы пользователей в Virginia Tech является делом чести, славы, мужества и героизма.

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 This was mainly used by students in the Spring 2012 lecture, but is no longer active.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

* [[w:Internet Relay Chat|Wikipedia IRC article]]

* [http://freenode.net/ Freenode homepage]