by [I wrote this for our developers to help them get on IRC.]
You can get support from the open source community over IRC (Internet Relay Chat), live text-based group chat.
I installed the “irssi” package from the RPMforge repository to get on IRC.
Using IRC
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Start irssi:
irssi
Connect to the Freenode IRC network, which hosts most open source project channels:
/server chat.freenode.net
Then set your IRC nick name, for example:
/nick atsaloli
Then join a channel:
/join #postgres
Quit IRC with:
/exit
Learn More
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1. Quick intro to IRC:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/IRC.html
2. http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircprimer.html IRC primer for ircII users, which is a different IRC client than irssi, but still a good introduction to the basics.
3. irssi IRC client http://www.irssi.org/